[Seth Rorabaugh] I once asked Jamie Oleksiak how big a deal his sister Penny Oleksiak is in Canada. He noted she won the 2016 Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s athlete of the year. Basically, Canada’s Heisman Trophy. He said, “She beat *that* guy,” while pointing to Sidney Crosby 15 feet away. twitter.com/sethrorabaugh…
[Seth Rorabaugh] I once asked Jamie Oleksiak how big a deal his sister Penny Oleksiak is in Canada. He noted she won the 2016 Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s athlete of the year. Basically, Canada’s Heisman Trophy. He said, “She beat *that* guy,” while pointing to Sidney Crosby 15 feet away. twitter.com/sethrorabaugh…
Soccer star Alphonso Davies, Super Bowl champ Duvernay-Tardif share Lou Marsh Trophy. 18-18-1 vote is 3rd tie in history of annual award honouring Canada's top athlete cbc.ca/sports/lou-marsh-a…
On this day in 1906, the Argos won their third City championship, beating the Varsity Blues 9-8 in OT at Varsity. HB Pete Flett kicked the winning single despite losing the shoe on his kicking foot. Argos QB Lou Marsh served a 10-minute penalty for KO'ing a Blues player with a punch. twitter.com/BygoneBoatmen…
Bianca Andreescu recently made news as the 2019 Recipient of the Lou Marsh Trophy. 3 Canadiens players have received this honour: Maurice Richard- 1957 (first hockey player to do so); Guy Lafleur- 1977; and Cary Price- 2015 (the most recent hockey player to receive it). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou…
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