With speeches and a Grey Cup appearance, Calgary bids final farewell to sports legend and community leader Douglas Mitchell yyc
He served as CFL commissioner from 1984 to 1988, was awarded the Order of Canada in 2004 and has been inducted into both the Alberta and Canada Sports Hall of Fames, as well as the Canadian Football Hall of Fame last month. U Sports, the national governing body for university sports in Canada, also renamed its athlete of the year awards in honour of Doug and Lois, while one of its football semifinals is named the Mitchell Bowl in his honour.
The tribute was hosted by Dave Kelly and Gary Mar, and remarks came in from the who’s-who of Alberta and Canadian sport, including Harper, Premier Jason Kenney, Hayley Wickenheiser, former Manitoba premier Gary Filmon, John Murphy — the national managing partner and CEO at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP — CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie, Keeper of the Grey Cup Jeff McWhinney, and Scott Thon — president of operations at Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada.
Wickenheiser considers him a mentor for her career, which includes winning five Olympic gold medals, recently being named assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and a residency in palliative care. He first met him in 1985 as a rookie playing tackle for Calgary at the Shriner’s and Stampeders Golf Classic. He will miss sitting at games with Mitchell with their common bond of being commissioner.
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