Glen Hunter
BIRTHPLACE Winnipeg, MB
INDUCTED 2013
Glen Hunter was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has been apart of Manitoba baseball for decades as a player, coach, and clinician. While with the Elmwood Bison Baseball team, he won the provincial championship and western Canadian championship in 1978. From 1978-81 he played on the Elmwood Giants junior team, winning the league championships in 1978, ’79, and ’80. They also won the national junior championships in 1978, the western Canadian championships in 1979, and silver at the western Canadian championships in 1980. This Elmwood team was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. From 1982-93, Hunter played with the Elmwood Giants senior team. This team made it to the league finals consecutively from 1982-88, and then again from 1990-93. While playing for the Giants, Hunter was selected for the Redboine League all-star team a total of four times. Hunter has also coached many teams, including the provincial midget all-star team who finished fourth at the national championships in 2008, and the Elmwood Giants juniors who won the western Canadian championships in 2010. In 2008 he was chosen as Manitoba’s High Performance Coach of the Year. For decades, Hunter was also involved in organizing clinics for both players and coaches. Late in his career, he was highly involved in the administration of the Manitoba Junior Baseball League, and he has served as vice-president and director of media relations.
