Paul Rowe came out of Victoria as an all-around, outstanding athlete to become one of the greatest stars for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He captained the team to its first ever Grey Cup title in 1948. Paul is considered one of the best, most bruising, driving fullbacks in CFL history. He is a member of the CFL Hall of Fame and BC and Canadian Sports Halls of Fame. Paul was a five-time Western Conference all-star and two-time Dryburgh Award winner as the conference's leading scorer. A track ace for Archie McKinnon's famed Flying "Y" Club, Rowe had set city school records and was a gifted boxer. As a teen his prowess on the rugby pitch was such that he made the Crimson Tide, the Island rep side, when they competed against the New Zealand All Blacks. His talent earned him a scholarship in 1937 to play football for the University of Oregon Ducks. By his sophomore season, he had made All-American honourable mention and immediately turned pro with the Calgary Broncs of the Western Football League.

Peter Salmon enjoyed one of the great Canadian swimming careers of the 1940s and early 1950s. At the 1950 British Empire Games, Peter became the only Canadian swimmer to win a gold medal along with two silvers. In his halcyon days of swimming, 1946 to 1952, Peter set six Canadian breaststroke and medley records and represented Canada at the 1948 London and 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics. A well-rounded high school student he went on to study medicine and became a world-renowned transplant specialist. As a student at the University of Washington he made All-American and in 1951 set an NCAA record in the 50-yard freestyle that stood for 40 years. The Washington team won all their dual meets and divisional championships every year he competed with them. In his time, Peter Salmon was among Canada's best swimmers and he is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame.