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WINDSOR ESSEX-COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Upcoming Events

2026 WECSHOF Inductee GalaSat, Oct 10Giovanni Caboto Club
2026 Honourable Inductees
Induction Ceremony will be on October 10th
Giovanni Caboto Club

BRANDON
McBRIDE
TRACK AND FIELD
ATHLETE
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DAVID
TREMBLAY JR. *
WRESTLING
ATHLETE
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EGIDIO
NOVELLETTO
HANDICAPABLE SOCCER
BUILDER

DAVID
TREMBLAY SR. *
WRESTLING
BUILDER

KAMAU
PETERSON
FOOTBALL
ATHLETE
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MICHAEL
WHITEHEAD
WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
ATHLETE

AMANDA
REASON
SWIMMING
ATHLETE

ROSS
SPETTIGUE
FOOTBALL
BUILDER
** DAVID TREMBLAY JR. & DAVID TREMBLAY SR. WILL BE DEFERED TO 2027 INDUCTION CEREMONY

2026 bob turner award
LUCIEN GAVA
After five decades of coaching, Coach Lucien Gava is being recognized as this year's recipient of the Bob Turner Award.
He has coached junior and senior girls basketball, junior and senior boys basketball and girls soccer. Although most of the years were at L'Essor, he also coached at Commerce and Essex. His teams won numerous WECSSAA, SWOSSAA championships and OFSAA medals.
Coach Gava also started the youth SOFBA program to give youth an opportunity to play competitive basketball.
He also gave his players the experience of competing in tournaments in France as well as hosting French teams locally.


About the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame
The Windsor / Essex County Sports Hall of Fame (WECSHOF) is a non-profit community-based sports heritage organization, operating since 1981 under the direction of community volunteers, and with the generous support of donors in our community. We aim to celebrate and harness excellence in our community by highlighting the sporting accomplishments of our very best local athletes and builders, and by sharing these achievements and stories with the public in inspiring, interactive, and educational ways. Our primary home is located in the main lobby of the Windsor International Aquatic & Training Centre in downtown Windsor, and is in “phase two” of a three-phase build. We also have two impressive satellite sites located at the WFCU Centre, and the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. All sites are free to the public, with displays that change regularly. We welcome you to learn more about WECSHOF, and invite you to become a volunteer, donor, or supporter of this great organization. “Become the Legacy”, and help us inspire future generations of excellence through sport!
- BOARD OF DIRECTORS -
Chuck Smith - Chair
Giuseppe (Joe) Idone - Vice Chair
Linda Staudt - Secretary
Anthony Paniccia - Treasurer
Joe Barile - Director
Paul Carter - Director
Mary Caton - Director
Peter Cusumano - Directorβ
Godfrey Janisse - Director
Emily Marley - Director
Linda McCurdy - Director
Brian McCurdy - Director
Linda Micelli - Director
Mary "Mugsy" Rondot - Director
Aaron Sanders - Director
Nick Stein - Director


























