Stag Special
Did you know the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Sports Hall of Fame features two inductees with connections to CFB Shilo?
CWO Alan Lopes was inducted into the CAF Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 for his outstanding achievement in karate. Then MWO Lopes was nominated for the hall when he worked for Sigs.
CWO Lopes’ tremendous success in the sport of karate is evident in the number of gold and silver medals he earned during the course of his athletic career.
Beginning in 1980, he won silver at the North American and the Canadian national championships. In 1986, he won gold at the German all-styles open karate championship.
Three years later, he won silver at the same championship. That year, he won the gold medal at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) karate championship.
Beginning in 1989, he won four consecutive gold medals at the Ontario eastern regional karate championship in Kingston, Ont.
In 1990, he won gold in the heavyweight division and became overall grand champion at the Shuri-Te invitational karate championship in Toronto.
In both 1992 and 1993, he won gold in the heavyweight division at the Ontario Grand Prix Championship in Toronto.
In 2003, CWO Lopes was awarded his 6th degree black belt in Japanese karate —Shotokan style.
Sgt Bud Knight was inducted into the CAF Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 for his outstanding achievement in five-pin bowling.
In 1956, Sgt Knight succeeded in becoming the world champion in men’s open singles five-pin bowling.
According to fitness, sports and recreation manager Jim MacKenzie, Sgt Knight retired to Winnipeg and died a few years ago, while CWO Lopes is retired and currently resides in Brandon.
Check out the complete list of CAF Sports Hall of Fame inductees by visiting www.cafconnection.ca/CAFSportsHallofFame
Do you know someone who should be inducted into the CAF Sports Hall of Fame?
For more information on the nomination process, visit www.cafconnection.ca/NominationsCAFSports
Want to learn more about the CAF’s sports hall of fame? If so, stop by the GSH and use the interactive apparatus in the main lobby. Look up CWO Alan Lopes, Sgt Bud Knight and others. Photo Jules Xavier/Shilo Stag
