Jack Buell

INDUCTED INTO THE BROCKVILLE & AREA HALL OF FAME JUNE 14, 2012.

JACK BUELL WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETE IN SOFTBALL, RUGBY AND JUNIOR HOCKEY. WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN BROCKVILLE. HE PLAYED SENIOR HOCKEY AND THREE YEARS OF SEMI-PRO HOCKERY BEFORE ENLISTIN IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE FOR FIVE YEARS WHERE HE PLAYED FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY FOR THE RCAF TEAM IN THE EARLY 1940’S.

HE COACHED THE BROCKVILLE MAGEDOMAS TO TWO ONTARIO-NEW TORK TITLES IN 1951 AND 1952. HE IS WELL REMEMBERED AS A HOCKEY REFEREE IN THE O.D.H.A. FOR 25 YEARS. BUELL, WHO LOVED SPORT FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF IT, DIED IN 1992.