He had a solid record as an amateur boxer - his nickname was Silent Danger - but it was as a coach and organizer that Mike Caird really made his mark. After spending 11 years with the gloves on and guided by Nick Listor at the Esquimalt club, 24-year-old Mike put his energies into coaching in 1965. He began training young fighters at his Millstream-Langford club, passing on lessons he learned from Nick. Mike later coached at the Victoria Boys Club, the London Boxing Club and Victoria Athletic Association before going solo. Not only did he work with his boxers, he worked tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the sport alive. He prepared dozens of fighters for high-level tournaments and saw his charges win everything from the B.C. Golden Gloves to the Canadian championships. A highlight was coaching Donnie Orr Jr. from his start as a 12-year old to winning the Canadian middleweight title and boxing in the 2000 Olympics.

For a guy who loved soccer and didn't play football until age 15, Mohammed Elewonibi made quite a career for himself. A soccer goalie at Vic High, "Moe" joined the Saanich Vampires midget football team in Grade 10 and helped them win a provincial title in his second year. After that, he quickly climbed the football ladder with a stellar junior career in Victoria and Kelowna. He ultimately landed at Brigham Young University. As a senior he contributed to their 10 wins 2 loss season and then won the Outland Trophy as U.S. college football's outstanding offensive lineman. Drafted by Washington of the NFL and the CFL's B.C. Lions in 1990, he endured the low of being injured when the Redskins won the 1991 Super Bowl, and the high of helping the Lions win the West in 1998 and being named a CFL all-star. Playing a position where athletes rarely last 10 years, Moe ended his career with the B.C. Lions at age 40.