Great Moments in Nova Scotia Sports

This 196 -page book contains profiles of 16 of Nova Scotia'most famous athletes and teams. Gordon " Doggie" Kuhn, a legendary Truro Bearcat star of the late 1920s and early 1930s, relates his experience of scoring a goal for the New York Americans in his first-ever NHL game. Halifax native Aileen Meagher recalls the emotion in winning a bronze medal at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Acadia University basketball luminary Brian Heaney shares the thrill of performing with Baltimore in the NBA. Kentville native Don Oyler explains in detail how his Glooscap Curling Club won the MacDonald Brier Tankard in record-breaking fashion back in 1951.S pringhill Fencebuster baseball stalwarts " Ackie " Allbon and Lawson Fowler offer many tales of teammates and opponents during their glory days of the 1930s and 1940s when the famous mining town team displayed its supremacy in provincial and Maritime playoffs. These and many other excting moments are shared with readers in this publication which contains many historic photos of teams and individuals in Hall of Fame-like moments.