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Nassau, Bahamas - The National Hall of Fame and Sports Heritage Week Induction of the
Class of 2009 and the Team Bahamas Award Presentation, took place on
Saturday, October 31, 2009, at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel, at 7
p.m.
The event, held under the distinguished patronage of Prime Minister
the Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham, carried the theme “Sophisticated Play
is an Indicant of Development”. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
the Hon. Desmond Bannister brought remarks at the event.
Fifteen Bahamian sports icons and legends will be recognized that
night. The inductees range across the various sporting disciplines
and include the following: the Hon. Perry Christie (track and field,
softball and baseball), Bradley Cooper (track and field and
volleyball), Florence “Flo” Rolle (softball, volleyball, basketball,
track and field and netball), Cliff Wilson (bodybuilding and
baseball), Doyle Burrows (track and field, rugby and sports
administration), Richard “The Lion Heart” Johnson (softball), Dr.
Timothy Barrett (track and field, volleyball and soccer), Glen Wells
(bodybuilding), Ed Smith (American football), Errol Bodie (track and
field, squash/racquetball and sports administration) and Bobby Isaacs
(soccer, lawn tennis, cricket and rugby).
Those inductees receiving honours posthumously include Edwin “Sir D”
Davies (soccer, track and field), Wentworth “Wenty” Ford (baseball,
basketball, cricket, track and field and softball), Leon “Apache”
Knowles (baseball, softball, sports administration) and Anthony
Carroll (bodybuilding).
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Minister Bannister said:
"On behalf of the Rt. Honourable Prime Minister, Hubert A. Ingraham,
M.P., and as the Minister of Youth Sports and Culture , I am extremely
pleased to bring these short remarks to commence the historical
moments of this evening’s occasion, designed to convey in some small
but appropriate way, the admiration and respect of the government and
people of The Bahamas for the great men and women of yesteryear who
were so largely responsible for creating the framework by which this
noble country has been able to become a world power in sports.
"I also take equal pleasure in expressing the affection of the
government and people of The Bahamas for the Members of Team Bahamas
that so ably represented The Bahamas at the recent World Outdoor Track
and Field Championships in Berlin, Germany."
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