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A remarkable career as a national and international athlete began in 1967 when Leroy Coates participated in wheelchair sports competitions held in conjunction with the Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg.

At that event, Coates captured a silver medal for shotput and a bronze in discus competition. He also captained the Saskatchewan team at the Expo Games in Montreal that year.

The years saw Coates earn six medals, including three gold, at the national championship in Edmonton games to Montreal that year. He was also a member of the Canadian basketball and volleyball teams at international games in Israel. From 1969 to 1974, Coates captured medals at Canadian championship. He also was chosen to represent Canada at a number of international events including the 1970 world games in New Zealand, the1971 Pan‑Am Games in Peru, the 1972 Olympics in West Germany and the 1973 and 1974 Stoke‑Mandville games in England.

Throughout those competitions, Coates performed at world-class levels, capturing medals in a variety of events including shotput, discus, volleyball, basketball and table tennis, in all 37 medals – 10 gold, 12 silver and 15 bronze.

Inducted into the Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

Earl (Tommy) Thomson, born near Birch Hills, was regarded as one of the finest hurdlers in North America. He won the gold medal in the 100‑metre hurdles in the Olympic Games at Antwerp, Belgium in 1920, equalling his own world record time of 14.8 seconds. He was the holder of the 110‑yard high hurdles world record (14.4 seconds) that stood for 11 years.

Thomson was considered one of the world’s fines track and field coaches during a 36‑year career at the United States Naval Academy. He is a member of the Helms Track Hall of Fame and the Canadian AAU Hall of Fame. He was installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on March 30, 1974.

Inducted into the Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.

Born in 1940, Les Anderson has put Saskatchewan up front in the sport of archery. He is the first archer inducted in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.

Beginning in 1963 with the Regina Frontier Bowmen and the Wascana Archers, Anderson has accumulated amazing records. At the local club level he won 35 medals, provincially he collected 29 firsts and seconds and nationally won Canadian indoor and outdoor championships.

Anderson became a “B” card carrying athlete in 1974 and by 1976 he was on the national team for Olympic and world target trials. I

Internationally, Anderson has travelled afar ‑ from Montana to Florida, from, Yugoslavia to Phoenix to San Juan, Puerto Rico ‑ collecting medals and awards. In 1978 he represented Canada in the World Field Championships in Geneva, Switzerland and an international meet in France. Anderson is a certified national coach and official and was 1977 coach of the archery team at the Canada Games.

He was installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on June 14, 1986.

Inducted into the Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.