Bruce Wylie

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 9th, 2023

Bruce Wylie came to Brockville in 1971 and has been heavily involved in the community and in sports since that day. He started the successful Bruce Wylie Golf Tournament in 1972 at the Highland Golf Club. He started the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 and then refounded it in 1993. He also ran a Hall of Fame Golf Tournament for 20 years. He was always supported at all events by his wife, Eileen.

He was a play-by-play announcer for the Brockville Braves for three seasons and called their first championship in Pembroke. He was the stock car races announcer at Cornwall and Akwesasne speedways in the early 1970s. Bruce was the Citizen of the Year in Brockville in 1988.