Ken Little

• BIRTHPLACE Winnipeg, MB

• BORN July 30, 1929

• INDUCTED 1998

Ken Little was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 30, 1929. Little was an outstanding athlete who excelled in baseball, hockey, football, curling, and track. He was a tremendous outfielder with Rosedale and the St. Boniface Native Sons. Little was offered a pro contract with Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics after a tryout at Shibe Park. Little continued to play in Manitoba, however, and won championships while playing for Rosedale. These championships included a juvenile title in 1946, and junior titles in 1949 and ’50. Little then began playing for the St. Boniface Native Sons, and was an all-star in 1951 and ’53. He was later named to Manitoba’s All-Century team.