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Submitted by Sport Manitoba Since closing its doors in January 2010, the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame is now officially open in its permanent home in the Sport for Life Centre. The completion of the Hall of Fame was made possible through a generous donation by J. Derek Riley and Sandy Riley. These two men have a family with a long legacy of sport in Manitoba. Their support is a tribute to three generations of the Riley family who are all Honoured Members in the Hall of Fame: Culver Riley (Builder/All Round, Inducted 1981), Conrad Riley (Athlete/Rowing, Inducted 1982) J. Derek Riley (Athlete/Rowing, Inducted 2009), and Sandy Riley (All Round/Sailing, Inducted 2009). 'Our family strongly believes in the many benefits that sport offers,' said Sandy Riley. 'We have been fortunate enough to take a leadership role for the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and the Sport for Life Centre. Our support honours those who have achieved sport excellence and hopefully inspires future generations.' The new Hall of Fame features decade galleries from the 1890s to the 2000s and beyond. Each gallery will walk you through time to view artifacts that will rekindle memories of Manitoba's accomplished sport heroes. Visitors will also be able to step back into the 60s and 70s and have their pictures taken with Ken Ploen and Ab MacDonald in their prime. 'Manitoba has some of the world's greatest athletes, teams, and builders. The new Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame showcases their outstanding achievements,' said Sport Manitoba President and CEO Jeff Hnatiuk. Many of Manitoba's sport heroes from past and today were in attendance to help celebrate the grand opening. These athletes included Olympians Janine Hanson and Desiree Scott, the first Winnipeg Jets Captain Ab MacDonald, and Winnipeg Blue Bomber greats James Murphy, Ken Ploen and Joe Poplawski.
