Gord Redlin joins GVSHOF Board

The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Gord Redlin has joined its Board of Directors. Redlin was recently confirmed at the board’s AGM held on March 11.

Redlin has been very involved in sports as an athlete, coach and administrator since an early age. Lacrosse, soccer, tennis, hockey and rowing are sports he has competed in and coached. He was a National Lacrosse Champion, Provincial Soccer Champion and BC Games silver medalist, and is still active with the Esquimalt Hustlers hockey team.

He is a founding coach of the Greater Victoria High School Rowing League, was Rowing BC’s Provincial Head Coach for the 1990 Western Canada Games, was a rowing coach with the UVIC Vikes and the recipient of the 1993 Rowing Canada Aviron National Coach of the Year award. Redlin has coached many other sports for 37 years in the Saanich School District, winning local, provincial and national high school titles.

As a sports administrator Redlin has been the President of all three Greater Victoria school sport associations including the Lower Vancouver Island Secondary Schools Athletic Association, the Greater Victoria Junior Secondary Schools Athletic Association and the Lower Island Middle Schools Sports Association. He became a teacher after graduating from the University of Victoria in 1986 and is currently Principal of Stelly’s Secondary School in Central Saanich.

“Being born and raised in Victoria and having had the good fortune to be connected to many athletic communities locally, the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame is a perfect way to recognize and celebrate our region’s athletes, coaches, officials and builders. It is my honour and pleasure to become a member of this distinguished board of directors,” said Redlin.

President Doug Jennings welcomes Redlin to the board. “We are delighted to have Gord Redlin join our volunteer board. His passion for sport and his vast community involvement will be a great asset to us.”

The other board members are Robert Bettauer, Nicholas Cumberbirch, Chris Graham, Doug Henderson, Clint Hamilton, Louise Hodgson-Jones, Fern Johnson, Stacie Louttit, Lois Smith, Murray Smith, Jim Swanson and Tom Turnbull.