Robert English was born in Woodstock in 1950 and was raised in Canterbury. For the past 26 years he has lived in Woodstock. Bob has always been a dedicated athlete with a burning desire to do his very best in whatever field of sport he chose to take part in.

 Some of his accomplishments are:

 Basketball:

·   6 years of high school basketball.

·   Scored 60 points in a high school basketball game.

·   Played on the 1967 NB Juvenile basketball team that won the Eastern Canadian Championship.

·   4 years of basketball at the UNB.

·   Named 3 years to the all-star basketball team for the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

·   Scored 42 points in a university basketball game.

·   Won the basketball scoring title in 1971 for the AIAA.

·   Named the MVP for the UNB Red Raiders in 1971.

·   Second leading scorer in Red Raider history when he graduated in 1972.

 Track and Field:

·   1964 – 1968 won numerous ribbons in track and field at NBIAA and legion meets.

 Baseball:

·   Played senior baseball for 13 years (1971 to 1983).

·   Signed a professional baseball contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971.

·   Member of 2 provincial senior baseball championship teams in 1973 and 1979.

·   Chose on many occasions to represent the province at national tournaments, winning gold, silver and bronze medals.

·   Named player of the game at 2 national championships (1980 in Trois Riviere, PQ and in 1982 in St. John’s, NFLD)

·   Played against the world amateur champions from Cuba in 1976.

·   Won senior baseball batting title in 1980 (.538).

·   Won the senior league MVP in 1980.

 Coaching

·   Coached basketball for 20 years winning 5 provincial titles.

·   Coached badminton winning a provincial title in 1977.

·   Won BNB coaches award in 1990.

·   Named NBIAA coach of the year in 1989-1990 for a female basketball coach.

·   Coached baseball in Woodstock at t-ball and mosquito levels.

 Whether teaching or coaching, Bob has encouraged his students and athletes to do their very best knowing this always leads to high self-esteem, self-confidence and self-motivation.

~ INDUCTION MAY 12^TH, 2001 ~