PLAYING CAREER
TORONTO CAPITALS (INTERMEDIATES)   1919
TORONTOS (SENIOR ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION) 1920
TORONTO ARGONAUTS 1921-1922
TORONTO CROSSE AND BLACKWELL CHEFS  1934

AWARDS AND HONOURS
CANADA'S ATHLETE OF THE HALF CENTURY  1900-1950

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION    1921
GREY CUP WINNING TEAM    1921

LIONEL PRETORIA CONACHER WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL BACKFIELDER AND KICKER WHOSE RUNNING STYLE EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME "BIG TRAIN".

THE ARGONAUTS WENT UNDEFEATED THROUGHOUT THE 1921 SEASON AND CONACHER PERSONALLY ACCOUNTED FOR 15 POINTS IN THEIR 23 - 0 GREY CUP VICTORY OVER THE EDMONTON ESKIMOS. IN THE MID-1930'S, WHEN ALL CANADIAN FOOTBALL WAS CONSIDERED AMATEUR, CONACHER ORGANIZED AND PLAYED FOR THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL TEAM.

LIONEL CONACHER ALSO PARTICIPATED IN HOCKEY, BOXING, LACROSSE AND BASEBALL, AND IS A MEMBER OF CANADA'S SPORTS HALL OF FAME, THE CANADIAN LACROSSE HALL OF FAME, AND THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME.

INDUCTED 1963 - PLAYER

CHARTER MEMBER

Class of 1963 Earl Grey, D. Wes Brown, John DeGruchy, "Seppi" DuMoulin, William C. Foulds, Frank J. Hannibal, Alvin Ritchie, Harry L. Batstone, Ormond Beach, Joseph M. Breen, Ernest Cox, Jake Jacobs, Eddie "Dynamite" James, Fritz Hanson, Smirle Lawson, Frank R. "Pep" Leadlay, Norman Perry, Teddy Reeve, Jeff Russel, David S. Sprague, Brian M. Timmis, Dr. Harry Crawford Griffith, N.J. "Piffles" Taylor, Frank "Shag" Shaughnessy, Benjamin L. Simpson, Hugh Gall, Percy Molson, Eddie Emerson, Joe Krol, Russ Rebholz