Alberta J.C. Bonspiel Hall of Fame
(70 Hall-Of-Fame members over 70 years of the event)
We would like to congratulate this year’s HALL OF FAME inductee:
Elaine Urano, Taber |
21 Initial Inductees – First 25 years (*denotes deceased members/***denotes J.C. Record Holder)
Jim Ikebuchi, Sr*, Picture Butte | – Builder, Original Organizer, Participant & 4-time Mens Champion (Lead ’69,’71,’72, Second ’79) |
Toss Ohama*, Lethbridge | – Builder, Original Organizer, Participant |
Jim Tamagi*, Calgary | – Builder, Organizer, Participant, Sponsor Support (Bridgebrand) |
Push Matsumiya*, Coaldale | – Builder, Organizer, Participant & Mens champion (Lead ’56) |
Tricky Oikawa*, Picture Butte | – Participant ***J.C. Record Holder – Most Consecutive Seasons Played (60 years – 1953 to 2012) |
– 4-time Mens Champion (Skip ’55,’65,’68,’70) & 5-time Seniors Champion (Skip ’00,’01,’07,’08,’12) | |
Tosh Kanashiro, Lethbridge | – Builder, Organizer, Participant, Life Member Lethbridge CC |
– Mens champion (Third ’73) & 2-time Seniors Champion (Third ’98, Skip’09) | |
Charlie Kanomata*, Taber | – Builder, Organizer, Participant & Mens Champion (Third ’96) |
Aki Tomiyama, Calgary | – Builder, Organizer, Participant |
– 4-time Mens Champion (Third ’64, Second, ’01,’05,’06) & 2-Time Open Champion (Third ’10,’12) | |
Yosh Takaguchi*, Raymond | – Organizer, Participant ***J.C. Co-Record Holder -Most Combined Titles-Men (10) |
– 2-time Mens Champion (Second ’53,’54) | |
– 8-time Seniors Champion (Second’88,’89, Lead ’91,’93, Second ’94, Lead ’95,’99) | |
Tak Okamura, Lethbridge | – Builder, Organizer, Participant |
– Mens Champion (Second ’73) & 2-time Senior Champion (Skip ’05,’15) | |
Yuki Tomiyama*, Taber | – Builder, Organizer, Participant |
Bob Mikado*, Magrath | – Participant ***J.C. Co-Record Holder -Most Combined Titles-Men (10) |
– 3-time Mens Champion (Skip ’58,’67,’68) | |
– 7-time Seniors Champion (Third ’88,’89,’91, Lead ’94, Second ’95, Skip ’97,’99) | |
Jim Oshiro*, Coaldale | – Builder, Organizer, Participant |
– Mens Champion (Second ’74) & Seniors Champion (Third ’96) | |
Norm Nakamura*, Taber | – Builder, Organizer, Participant & Mens Champion (Third ’59) |
Terry Tamagi*, Calgary | – Builder, Organizer, Participant & Ladies Champion (Skip ’76) |
Elsie Sasaki, Taber | – Builder, Organizer, Participant |
– 2-time Ladies Champion (Skip ’68,’70) & Seniors Champion (Skip ’10) | |
George Higa*, Lethbridge | – Builder, Organizer, Participant |
– 2-time Mens Champion (Third ’61, Lead ’83) & Seniors Champion (Skip ’98) | |
Shig Sakamoto*, Lethbridge | – Builder, Organizer, Participant, Life Member Lethbridge CC |
– 2-time Ladies Champion (Skip ’73, ’77) | |
Jim Kanashiro*, Lethbridge | – Builder, Organizer, Participant & 2-time Mens Champion (Lead ’60,’61) |
Jim Shigehiro*, Lethbridge | – Builder, Organizer, Participant |
Bob Miyanaga, Taber | – Organizer, Participant |
48 Millennium Inductees (*denotes deceased members/***denotes J.C. Record Holder)
Steve Kunimoto*, Magrath | – Participant |
– 3-time Mens Champion (Third ’58,’66,’67) | |
– 6-time Seniors Champion (Second ’91, Third ’93,’94,’95,’97,’99) | |
Nancy Setoguchi*, Taber | – Participant |
– 7-time Ladies Champion (Third ’70,’71,’74, Skip ’78, Third ’91,’92,’02) | |
– Alberta Senior Ladies Champion, Canadian Senior Ladies Silver Medalists (Second ’90) | |
Amy Nakamura, Taber | – Organizer, Participant |
– 3-time Ladies Champion (Third ’68, Skip ’74,’94) & Senior Champion (Third ’19) | |
– Alberta Senior Ladies Champion, Canadian Senior Ladies Silver Medalists (Skip ’90) | |
Blake Tomiyama, Calgary | – Organizer, Participant ***J.C. Record Holder – Most Mens Titles (7) |
– ***J.C. Co-Record Holder -Most Combined Titles-Men(10) | |
– 7-time Mens Champion (Third ’85,’87,’89, Second ’93, Third ’01,’05,’06) | |
– 3-time Open Champion (Third ’08,’11,’13) | |
June Kanomata*, Taber | – Organizer, Participant & 7-time Ladies Champion (Skip ’79,’81,’87,’90,’91,’92,’02) |
– Alberta Senior Ladies Champion, Canadian Senior Ladies Silver Medalists (Third ’90) | |
Toshi Miyanaga, Taber | – Organizer, Participant & 3-time Ladies Champion (Lead ’74,’81, Skip ’89) |
Ian Wolsey, Lethbridge | – Organizer, Participant |
– 6-time Mens Champion (Skip ’85,’87,’89,’93,’98,’00) | |
– 3-time Open Champion (Skip ’08,’11,’13) | |
Mae (Sumi) Kanomata, Taber | – Builder, Organizer, Participant |
– 5-time Ladies Champion (Lead ’70, Third ’79, Skip ’80, Third ’86, Skip ’07) | |
- Senior Champion (Second ’19) | |
Alice Ohashi, Taber | – Participant |
– 10-time Ladies Champion (Lead ’71, Second ’75, Lead ’82,’83,’85,’88,’95,’96,’03,’04) | |
Lorraine Wolsey*, Lethbridge | – Organizer, Participant ***J.C. Record Holder – Most Ladies Titles (12) & Most Overall Titles (15) |
– 12-time Ladies Champion (Third ’75,’82,’83,’85, Skip ’88, ’95, ’96, ’99, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06) | |
– 3-time Open Champion (Second ’08,’11,’13) | |
Carole Tomiyama, Calgary | – Organizer, Participant |
– 11-time Ladies Champion (Skip ’82, ’83, ’85, Third ’88, ’95, ’96, ’99, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06) | |
– 3-time Open Champion (Lead ’08,’11,’13) | |
Sharon Kunimoto, Calgary | – Participant |
– 11-time Ladies Champion (Lead ’79, Second ’82,’83,’85,’88,’95,’96,’99,’03,’04, Lead ’06) | |
Mel Tamagi, Calgary | – Participant, Sponsor Support (Bridgebrand) & Mens Champion (Skip ’04) |
Mary Oikawa*, Picture Butte | – Organizer, Participant |
– Mens Champion (Lead ’65) & 4-time Seniors Champion ( Lead’00, Second’01,’07,’08) | |
Mae Sasaki*, Taber | – Builder, Organizer, Participant & 4-time Ladies Champion (Skip,’71,’75, Lead ’89,’94) |
– Alberta Senior Ladies Champion, Canadian Senior Ladies Silver Medalists (Lead ’90) | |
Yas Maruyama, Taber | – Participant & 6-time Ladies Champion (Second ’68,’70,’74, Third ’78, Lead ’92,’02) |
Jim Nakagawa, Raymond | – Participant |
– 2-time Mens Champion (Third ’63, Second ’83) & 3-time Seniors Champion (Skip ’93,’94,’95) | |
Vickie Nakagama, Lethbridge | – Organizer, Participant, Sponsor Support |
Frank Saga*, Calgary | – Builder, Organizer, Participant |
Ken Maruyama*, Taber | – Organizer, Participant & 2-time Mens Champion (Skip ’59,’79) |
Yosh Kunimoto, Calgary | – Organizer, Participant & 2-time Mens Champion (Second ’66,’67) |
Tom Medoruma*, Lethbridge | – Organizer, Participant & 2-time Mens Champion (Second ’60,’61) |
Robert Takaguchi, Raymond | – Organizer, Participant & Mens Champion (Lead ’07) |
Mike Tomiyama, Calgary | – Organizer, Participant |
– 3-time Mens Champion (Skip ’01,’05,’06) & 4-time Open Champion (Skip '10,’12,’17,’18,’23) | |
Tokio Hori, Lethbridge | – Organizer, Participant |
– 2-time Mens Champion (Skip ’73, Third ’83) & Seniors Champion (Skip ’04) | |
Gail Ikebuchi, Taber | – Organizer, Participant |
– Ladies Champion (Lead ’80) & 3-time Seniors Champion (Lead ’13,’14,’18) | |
Lyal Sakamoto, Lethbridge | – Participant & Sponsor Support (Wesbridge Construction Ltd) |
Mike Tamura, Lethbridge | – Organizer, Participant & 4-time Mens Champion (Third ’78, Second ’98, Lead ’97,’02) |
Ken Tamura, Vauxhall | – Organizer, Participant |
– 3-time Mens Champion (Skip ’78, Third ’97,’02) & 2-time Seniors Champion (Lead '16,'17) | |
Ken Oikawa, Calgary | – Participant |
– 3-time Mens Champion (Skip ’97, Third ’68,’70) & 3-time Seniors Champion (Third ’12, Skip ’16,’17) | |
Glenn Higa*, Calgary | – Organizer, Participant & Mens Champion (Skip ’81) |
Diane Higa, Calgary | – Organizer, Participant |
– 4-time Ladies Champion (Skip ’84,’93,’97,’98) & Seniors Champion (Second ’18) | |
Jamie Ikebuchi, High River | – Organizer, Participant & 3-time Mens Champion (Skip ’72,’91, Third ’71) |
John Miyanaga, Taber | – Organizer, Participant & Mens Champion (Third ’94) |
Mas Nishima, Taber | – Organizer, Participant & Mens Champion (Skip ’94) |
Sonny Ohama*, Lethbridge | – Organizer, Participant |
– Mens Champion (Second ’57) & 2-time Seniors Champion (Second ’98, Third ’09) | |
Hollis Miyanaga, Taber | – Organizer, Participant & Ladies Champion (Third ’89) |
Tod Pickerell, Taber | – Organizer, Participant & Seniors Champion (Skip ’19) |
Hy Oikawa, Calgary | – Participant, 3-time Mens Champion (Second '68,'70, Third ‘91) |
– Open Champion (Third '09) & 2-time Seniors Champion (Third ’16,’17) | |
Calvin Moriyama, Calgary | – Organizer, Participant & Seniors Champion (Third ’18) |
Dave Shima, Calgary | – Participant |
– 2-time Mens Champion (Skip ’84,’99) & Seniors Champion (Skip ’18) | |
Ken Setoguchi, Taber | - Organizer, Participant & Mens Champion (Skip ’83) |
Mike Takaguchi, Lethbridge | - Organizer, Participant & Mens Champion (Skip ’07) |
Darren Gillies, Picture Butte | - Organizer, Participant & 2-time Mens Champion (Skip ’88, ‘95) & Open Champion (Skip ’24) |
Mark Miyanaga, Taber | - Organizer, Participant |
Rick Kunimoto, Calgary | - Organizer, Participant, 3-time Mens Champion (Third ’93,’98,’00) |
- Open Champion (Skip ’15) | |
Cheryl McDonald, Calgary | - Organizer, Participant, Ladies Champion (Lead ’99) |
- 2-Time Open Champion (Third ’15, Lead ’20) | |
Ruth Nagata, Calgary | - Organizer, Participant & Senior Champion (Lead ’10) |
Elaine Urano, Taber | - Organizer, Participant, Ladies Champion (Lead ’90) |
ALBERTA J.C. BONSPIEL HALL OF FAME CRITERIA