Randy Emmerson has been a quiet force behind multiple sports in the Prince Albert area for many years. In his youth, he played hockey, baseball, football and basketball. When his University of Saskatchewan Huskies football playing career was over in 1986, he took on the reins of coach, mentor, organizer, committee member, volunteer and builder. He has touched many with his hard work, patience and integrity.

In the role of school coach, Randy was a coach for the Carton junior and senior football teams. He also assisted and head coached the senior boys’ basketball team and helped them earn multiple appearances at Hoopla and win small cities regional and provincial championships. Randy was a basketball and volleyball coach at Arthur Pechey, Vickers and Vincent Massey public schools. Randy was one of the leading forces behind starting the six-man football program at PACI, as well as a coach for the senior boys’ soccer and basketball teams.

In club sports, Randy was a coach from 1997 until 2015 with the Prince Albert Youth Soccer Association developing young athletes in both house league and with the Celtics program. Randy was an assistant volleyball coach with the U14 and U16 Prince Albert Toppers teams from 2013 until 2016 and helped lead the team to multiple provincial championships. Randy served on the Toppers executive from 2013 until 2020 ensuring athletes and coaches had quality experiences. Randy coached in the Steve Nash Youth Basketball Program and with both the Prince Albert Lakers and Prince Albert Thunder Club basketball organizations.

On a provincial level, Randy was the power lifting event coordinator with the 2002 Canadian Special Olympic Games hosted in Prince Albert. He was a Special Olympics soccer and basketball coach. Randy also coached in the Basketball Saskatchewan developmental system from 1994 to 1996.

Along with benefiting from his coaching skills, Prince Albert has Randy to thank for being a part of the fundraising and/or planning committees for the development of the Alfred Jenkin’s Field House, the City’s Beach Volleyball courts and the Max Clunie Field Friday Night Lights project.

When he wasn’t busy coaching or helping to build community facilities, the Emmerson household were billets for the Prince Albert Mintos and the Prince Albert Raiders from 2012 until 2016, ensuring the players were treated like a part of the family.

Never being one to seek the spotlight, Randy has worked behind the scenes, doing whatever was needed to develop good athletes, strong people and excellent facilities that will benefit Prince Albert for years to come.

It is fitting that Randy Emmerson is inducted as a “Builder”. His philosophy is that sports and competition are tools to be used for the building of character and community.