Fort William Collegiate Institute, 1936.

Fort William Collegiate Institute football champions, 1936.

Many thanks to Mark Fisher for posting this photo with names, in the Thunder Bay Memories group on Facebook. He said: "Going way back to the 1936 football champions from the Fort William Collegiate Institute. I think they were called the Blue Bears. Most served during WWII. FWCI opened in 1907 and closed in 2005."

Back Row, L-R: Bob Glover (lost over North Sea in 1941), Bob Low (RCAF, killed in WWII), Ron Smith (USA), Don McRae (Navy), Harry Moran (Coach), Stan MacKay ("star," RCAF), Jeff Peat (Queen's, RCAF, taken POW in Singapore), Jack Ross (CPR, Navy), Marice Chepsvik (Queen's, Army), Stan Vance (clergyman, Navy).
Front Row, L-R: Fred Dennis (Air Force, doctor in Thunder Bay), Bill Hasell (Army, Thunder Bay hotel keeper), George Grocke (Navy), Jack Michaels (Army, Abitibi, Great Lakes Paper), Joe Ede (Navy), Maurice Yenachuk (Red Lake), Doug Fisher (Army), Bob Goodier (US Navy), George Pattison (Army), Russ Bibert (Navy), Calhoun McLeod (Navy).

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