Burlington Sports Hall of Fame - Class of 2025

By Staff

March 21st, 2015

BURLINGTON, ON

Burlington Sports Hall of Fame – Class of 2025

Les Bell: Builder – Burlington Men’s Soccer

Key player for the Burlington Soccer Executive Committee on/ off for 23 years
President for 15 years
Developed Men’s Soccer to 84 teams; over 1500 players in competitive and recreational divisions
Negotiated the merger of the Burlington Soccer Club with BYSC – “Club for all Ages”
Co- Established the “Ken Bradwell” Soccer Tournament, raising over $114k supporting local hospitals
Awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal in 2022
Dedicated over 35 years as a volunteer for the Burlington Soccer Club

Terry Martin: Athlete – Men’s Volleyball

Graduate – Nelson High School and Dalhousie University
AUAA & CIAU – Rookie of the Year; 4 x AUAA All-star, 2 x AUAA Player of the Year; 2 x CIAU 1^st team All Canadian
Recipient of Climo Award as Dalhousie’s Male Athlete of the Year & Co- MVP
2 x National Championship All-Star
Led Canada’s first Team to Gold Medal AFIC
Represented Canada at the World University Games; Three World Cup Events; 2 World Cups and 1 FIVB World Championships.
16 year Professional Career in Europe – France, Italy, Puerto Rico, Russia, Poland, Cyprus and Qatar; member of FISU (International University Sports Federation)

Dave Nelson: Builder – Touch Football

Men’s Touch Football: Vice President (’73-’77), President (’78-’79)
Co-founder & President of the Golden Horseshoe Touch Football Association (GHTFA) since 1980; 45th year as President
52 years as Chair/Organizer of 100+ Touch Football Tournaments locally & internationally (Canada, USA, and Australia) including 2 World Championships.
Extensively involved with Boys & Girls Basketball as a Coach for over 36 years
Current organizer of the Larry Hodgson Memorial Golf Tournament, raising over $100k for City Kidz
Current Member of Touch Football Ontario Board of Directors
Past President Touch Football Ontario (1986-2002); Former Vice-President Federation of International Touch (1986-2000)
Recipient: A.J. Dunn award (1982); Government of Ontario- Football Special Achievement (1988); Elected to the Golden Horseshoe Touch Football Association Hall of Fame (2001)
Awarded Governor Generals Sovereign Medal for Volunteers (2019)

Brandon Wagner: Athlete – Wheelchair Basketball

Graduate – Aldershot High School; Sport Management University of Illinois
Began his career with Burlington Vipers Basketball in 2002
Team member; Men’s U23 National team (2005)
Parapan Games: Rio De Janeiro -Silver medal (2007); Guadalajara, Mexico – Bronze medal (2011)
University of Illinois Collegiate Champion (2008); Student Athlete of the Year (2009)
Member Senior Men’s National Team (2009)
Paralympic Games ~ London, England; Gold Medal (2012)
Recipient: Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee Medal (2013); BSA Male Parasport Athlete of the Year (2013); Inducted to Vipers Hall of Fame
Torchbearer Toronto Parapan AM Games(2015)

Kathryn (Katy) Williams: Athlete – Field Hockey

Graduate – Notre Dame High School & Team Captain (2006 – 2008)
3 x OUA Champion (2008,2009, 2011) & OUA All-Star (2013)
Team Ontario Player & Captain (2007-2014)
Canadian Women’s Indoor Field Hockey Goalkeeper & Captain (2008 – 2001)
Indoor Pan Am Cup Champion (Uruguay 2015); Silver Medalist (USA 2021) & Elite Team member (2017 & 2021)
Australian Hockey League Silver Medalist; Premier League All-Star Team; Essendon Bombers- Best & Fairest (2015)
Team Ontario: Goalkeeper Coach (2020-2022)
Current Assistant Coach: McMaster Marauders Field Hockey Team
Volunteer Firefighter, Kilbride – Burlington Fire Department

Don Green Award of Distinction – 2023 Burlington Blaze JR A Lacrosse Team

Minto Cup National Champions – winning all 5 games for the first time in franchise history, the Burlington Blaze are Minto Cup champions (2023). This was accomplished by Burlington advancing to the finals against the Orangeville Northmen who had a record setting unbeaten run in the season and provincial finals until they met Burlington in the provincial championships. The Minto cup is rarely won by a team participating in their first Minto Cup, which the Burlington Blaze accomplished by running their own perfect record (5-0) at the Minto Cup beating the Coquitlam Adanacs.
Coach – Dan MacRae; Team Manager – Sean Gillies