Catégorie
Builder
Sport
Boxing
Ville natale
Dorchester
Année d'intronisation
1977
builder
Robert Edgett (D)
MEMBRE HONORÉ
Biographie
This citation could have taken the form of a typical biographical sketch - born in 1930 in Midgic, N.B. boxing coach, Boys’ Club leader, Junior Olympic Chairman, Coach of the Year at the 1968 New England Golden Gloves… but such cold facts as these do not in any way give a view of the soul and spirit of this man. Bob Edgett was and is a superb boxing coach - just drop by the Boys’ Clubs in Sackville and Dorchester that bear his name and you will soon be convinced of that!But he was and is, first and foremost, a Builder of Boxing, of boys, of character, of international relations, and a provider of hope for men in prison and of opportunities for those who have had the good fortune to come under his guidance. Enrolled in the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, June 4th, 1977
Faits rapides
Coached NB boxing team at Canada Winter Games in 1987, winning two bronze medals
Served as the NB Junior Olympic boxing chairman from 1973-76
Established a boxing club in Dorchester, NB in 1951
Coached over 6,000 young fighters during his career - free of charge
Recipient of the PEI Amateur Boxing Association Award in 1974
Inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 1977
