Item A-8390 - Don Burgess - Portrait

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Don Burgess - Portrait

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
1 negative

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Head and shoulders image of Don Burgess, Professor of Physical Education.

Bio/Historical Note: Donald Lysle Burgess was born on 1 January 1931 at Tisdale, Saskatchewan. He played Kinsmen peewee hockey, midget with the Lions, juvenile and junior with the Saskatoon Quakers before playing his final season of junior with the Moose Jaw Canucks in 1949-1950. Burgess attended Denver University where he was a conference all-star in hockey for three seasons, an All-American nomination for three seasons and the team captain during both the 1951-1952 and 1952-1953 seasons. Burgess returned to Saskatoon, began teaching at Bedford Road Collegiate and then joined the University of Saskatchewan, where he was a professor from 1958-1991, and its athletic director from 1961-1971. Burgess was the Huskie men’s hockey coach from 1957-1964. He became the first president of the Saskatoon Minor Hockey League and was on its board of directors for six years. Burgess served as a representative in the early Canada Winter Games programs, including 1971 in Saskatoon, on the coaching instructional staff with the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association, regional leadership committee of the Canadian association and a trustee for the Molson's hockey scholarships. Burgess was a founding committee member with the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1966 and held various roles until 1988. He helped launch the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1984; and served on the board of directors with Sask Sport from 1974 until 1978. Burgess was recognized with honors and awards from the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Canadian hockey associations, Sask Sport and the Canadian Association of Athletic Directors. Burgess died on 21 March 1995 at age 64.

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Photographer: Gibson

Other terms: Copyright: University of Saskatchewan

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