Originally created in 1991 at the West Side Arena, the Sports Wall of Fame is now located on the second level of the Vale Health & Wellness Centre.
The 2027 Sports Wall of Fame Ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2027.
To nominate an individual, team, organization, or volunteer for the 2027 class, please complete our nomination form. Applications for inductees will be accepted until the last day of November for the following induction year.
2026 Inductee Ceremony
Sport Wall of Fame Inductees
Born in Port Colborne, May 2, 1927, Ray contracted infantile paralysis (polio) in the epidemic of 1927. All through his childhood he faced many difficulties such as having to limp and needing a…
In 1936, Robert Smith qualified as a recipient of the Lifesaving Society Bronze Medallion. Because he was concerned that there were no swimming classes available at this time in Port Colborne, Robert…
“Nipper” Wilson was one of the most colourful figures in this area in the coaching circles. A native of Port Colborne, “Nipper” was known as a sportsman and hockey coach from coast to coast in Canada…
Ron Favero is an inspiring Port Colborne resident, an engaged member of his church family and the Port Colborne Bocce Club, and a decorated Port Colborne Special Olympic athlete. Ron has proudly…
Born on April 13, 1918, Umbo Concessi started playing Lions Minor Hockey in 1929. He was a member of the Port Colborne 1934/35 Junior team, (already an inductee of the Sports Wall of Fame as Ontario…
Bill "Goonie" McGowan was born in Port Colborne in 1938. A product of Port Colborne Lions Minor Hockey. Bill played two (2) years of Junior Hockey in Welland before joining the Port Colborne…
Born in Dunganan, Ontario in 1904, Bill Mountain began his career in the early 1920s in Goderich, Ontario. In 1923, the nifty centreman became a stalwart with the Humberstone Juniors. Nicknamed the “…