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From thebahamasweekly.com - Sports
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).
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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