HONORING JEWS IN SPORTS

CLASS OF 2025 UNVEILED

Back To All

Sport: Football
Inducted: 2005
Country: Canada
Born: April 18, 1905,
Died: October 24, 1990

DESCRIPTION:

Sid Halter was the first Commissioner of the Canadian Football League, and held the position from the CFL's inception in 1958 until 1966. At his 1966 induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, he was acknowledged as “the architect of the modern day Canadian Football League”.

A Winnipeg lawyer, Halter was Commissioner of the Western Inter-Provincial Football Union 1953 to 1957. The Union merged in 1958 with the Eastern Big Four to form the CFL. Halter drew up many of the new League’s rules and bylaws, and is credited with steering the League through its evolutionary years.

From 1938 to 1946, Halter was president of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada. During the years 1934 through 1953 he operated in various executive capacities, including president of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rugby Football Club. During the 1960s, he was also chairman of the Manitoba Horse Racing Commission.

Halter is recipient of the Order of Canada. He has been inducted into the Canadian Amateur Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.

During World War II, Halter served in the RCAF, and retired with the rank of Squadron Leader. Two years after the war, he was appointed King’s Counsel.

Privacy Settings
We use cookies to enhance your experience while using our website. If you are using our Services via a browser you can restrict, block or remove cookies through your web browser settings. We also use content and scripts from third parties that may use tracking technologies. You can selectively provide your consent below to allow such third party embeds. For complete information about the cookies we use, data we collect and how we process them, please check our Privacy Policy
Youtube
Consent to display content from - Youtube
Vimeo
Consent to display content from - Vimeo
Google Maps
Consent to display content from - Google
Spotify
Consent to display content from - Spotify
Sound Cloud
Consent to display content from - Sound

info@jewishsportshof.org

info@jewishsportshof.org