Biographical Data
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Title	Surgeon Lieutenant (RCN(R))
Official Number	U-37010; O-36042

 

Birth	00/00/1932	Death	06/01/2010
Place	Toronto	Place	Toronto
Area	ON	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	OC. Olympic Order (IOC).
Awards	FRCSC. FRCS. FRCS (Edinb.)
Qualifications	MD.

 

Biography
He earned an MD at the University of Toronto 1956. He was a leading Orthopaedic Surgeon and knee surgery pioneer. He was the Team Doctor for the Canadian Olympic Team in 1964 and the Team Physician for the Toronto Argonauts from 1976 - 1991. In 1967 he founded the Wheelchair Sports Association of Canada, a precursor to the Canadian Paralympic Team.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 09/01/1951). In 19501-1951 he served in HMCS York for UNTD. He was appointed as a Surgeon Cadet (UNTD) (RCN(R)) (With seniority dated 09/0/1/1951). He served in HMCS York for UNTD 1951-1954. In 1954 he was serving on the Retired list of the UNTD. He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant RCN(R) (Retired list) (With seniority dated 01/06/1955). In 1955 he served in HMCS York. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown
Named Features	The Health Care Facility at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, was named for him.

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD);
Last update
2015-06-23 00:00:00

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