(Alberta Sports Hall of Fame)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Honoured Members who served in uniform

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame celebrates Veterans Week

Nov 5, 2020 | 10:53 AM

In honour of Veterans Week 2020 and the celebration of the 75^th Anniversary of the end of World War II, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is highlighting some of its Honoured Members who served in the armed forces, and those who stepped up to fill the roles left behind by our men in uniform.

The hall of fame has set up several panels from a past exhibit “Victory on the Field,” which looks at sports’ response to the wars, as well as the rise of women’s sports due to men being called overseas to fight.

This mini-exhibition is available to view free of charge for all visitors and reflects on the impact of the two world wars.

The November “Artifact of the Month” has ties to wartime sports as well – a wool sweater that belonged to Helen (Northup) Alexander c. 1939 of the famous Edmonton Commercial Graduates Basketball team, who were World Champions from 1937 -1940. They were forced to disband in 1940 when the Edmonton Arena was taken over by the Royal Canadian Air Force, leaving the Grads with nowhere to play.

The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame will showcase six different Honoured Members who were connected to the Second World War on their Facebook and Instagram over the next week.

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From soldiers fighting on the front lines, women who embraced sports for entertainment left vacant by the war efforts, to citizens displaced due to their heritage, each of them gave something of themselves as a result of the war.