Sport and Games Atlas

How The Game Is Played
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Athlete

Gordon Gair

Hockey Codes

Gordon Gair Sr., born on August 17, 1916 in Mimico, a suburb of Toronto, and who died on April 23, 2009 in Powassan, Ontario at the age of 92, was a Canadian lacrosse player inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He was one of four lacrosse playing brothers, and his brothers Norman and Jack are also in the Hall of Fame, as are his first cousins Ken and Archie Dixon. He led the Ontario Lacrosse Association senior A series in points in 1936 and 1946, scored 100 goals in the 1946 season, and still holds the OLA Major Series record of 14 goals in one game, set against the Orillia Terriers on August 24, 1946. His career total of 810 goals remains tenth all-time. His son Graeme and grandson Jackson also played the game.

Facts
Birth Year
1916 1
Connections

Plays

Lacrosse, Sports
Source Gordon Gair (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Gordon Gair (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a Canadian lacrosse player and who has been inducted in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Sources
1. Gordon Gair (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Gordon Gair Sr. (August 17, 1916
  • Lead, nationality
    was a Canadian lacrosse player and who has been inducted in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.