St Boniface Native Sons 1955–1959

• HOMETOWN St. Boniface, MB

• INDUCTED 2000

PLAYERS

Front: (L-R)John Rendall, Ron Hewitt, Ken Little, Garnet Boutet, Ken Nicol (coach), Curt Grapentine.
Back: Doug McGhee (manager), Russ Smith, Al Johnson, Jim Wilson, Gordie Simpson, Fred Dunsmore, Don Craw.

Missing: Ron Hogue, Ken Nicol, Johnny Warren, Sid Humphries, Gordie Simpson, Joe O'Sullivan, Russ Smith, Ken Little, Bob Conacher, Pete Rettie, Ed Mazur, Fred Dunsmore, Reggie Abbott, Doug McGhee, Bob Hansford, Joe Barron, Bruce Hudson, Don COllins, Gordie Miller, and Porky Campbell, Gerry Brisson, Garry Aldcorn, Jack Warwick, Ken Busby, Murray Couch, Garnet Boutet

STORY

The Native Sons were formed in 1932, and they terminated operations in 1998. In the six years from 1953-1958, they won the Winnipeg Senior League champions five times. Many from Manitoba knew them as “The Yankees of the west”. In the 1950s, they won the Senior League title seven times in nine years, losing in the finals the two other years. They were talented at all positions.