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2022 Toronto Argonauts & LB Henoc Muamba Inducted into Toronto Sports Hall of Honour 2023

Published on June 8, 2023 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
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TORONTO - The City of Toronto held its sixth annual Toronto Sport Hall of Honour induction ceremony last night at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre to honour 17 new inductees including the 2022 Toronto Argonauts (Team of the Year) and LB Henoc Muamba (Male Athlete of the Year). The Argos won their record 18th Grey Cup in 2022 with a 24-23 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in November, while Henoc Muamba captured his first championship while being named the game's Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian, just the second player ever to be named both.

The Toronto Sport Hall of Honour is a legacy initiative of the City's Host City Showcase Program from the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games.

City Manager Paul Johnson and General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Janie Romoff congratulated inductees for their achievements and contributions to sport excellence in Toronto. The following are this year's recipients in each of the 11 categories:

- Athletes of the Year: Summer McIntosh and Henoc Muamba

- Special Olympics Athletes of the Year: Tatem Morrison and Jeffrey Campbell

-Para-Athletes of the Year: Claire Buchanan and Shayne Smith

- Builder: Ann Doggett

- Corporate Builder: Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities

- Team of the Year: Toronto Argonauts

- Coach of the Year: Ajay Sharma

- City of Sport Lifetime Achievement: Byron MacDonald

- Sport Legends: Nora Young and Dwayne De Rosario

- Spirit of Sport: Diversity and Inclusion: Katie Heggtveit

- Community Sport Volunteers: Hodan Hussein, Mark Poyser and Wasiq Zia

Photos and bios of this year's inductees are available on the City's website: http://toronto.ca/tshh.

Quotes:

"I would like to congratulate these local luminaries who have done so much to enrich our communities, teach our youth and inspire us with their passion for and dedication to sport."

- Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), Chair of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee

"From the gridiron to pool, and everywhere in between, Toronto is home to a long and storied tradition of sports excellency. I am honoured to recognize the new inductees into the Toronto Sport Hall of Honour. They have charted the course for more people across the city to access the games they love and their efforts have made sports more meaningful and inclusive for all of us."

- Councillor Shelley Carroll (Don Valley North), Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee

More information about the Toronto Sport Hall of Honour, including induction ceremony categories, is available on the City's website: www.toronto.ca/city-government/awards-tributes/awards/toronto-sport-hall-of-honour/.

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