May 2020 – Page 2 – Tasmanian Greyhound Hall of Fame

Stephen Jeffries King

Inductee to Hall Of Fame 2013 Veterinarian Stephen Jeffries King has had an amazing association with Greyhound Racing in Tasmania generally, but in Launceston particularly, spanning almost fifty years. Whether in his role as L.G.R.C. veterinary surgeon, Tasmanian Greyhound Board member, Tasmanian Racing Authority representative, or Club sponsor, he has…

Peter Wright

Hall of Fame Inductee 2018 Peter Wright was born at Evandale on 7 November 1932, the eldest son to Maxwell and Ruby (nee Murray), and he had a brother Dale and sister Dierdre (now Holder). He grew up and worked in Launceston, and his later interest in the sport of…

Reginald William ‘Titch’ Wilson

Hall of Fame Inductee 2017 Reg Wilson and Cola Minda Reg Wilson, known to many as “Titch”, was a colourful character and one of Tasmania’s greatest trainers from post World War Two until 1966. In Oak Queen and Western Idol, he mentored two of Tasmania’s iconic chasers, plus…

David and Margaret Crosswell

Inductee Hall of Fame 2019 The prolific achieving husband and wife team of David and the late Margaret Crosswell, now tick the final level of attainment in greyhound racing, with their joint induction into the Hall of Fame. From a most humble beginning in the mid-1960’s, their wide ranging success…

Gary and Greg Fahey

Hall of Fame Inductees 2018 As with the famous Rosevear twins beforehand, Gary and Greg Fahey’s entry into the Hall of Fame, cannot be considered in isolation, despite an eight year age differential. These extremely close brothers have embraced virtually every aspect of our sport together since the 1960’s, and…

Edward Albert ‘Ted’ Medhurst

Inductee Hall of Fame 16/12/2017 1In terms of individual winners trained, strike rate and the volume of feature race victories, Ted Medhurst enters the Hall of Fame with no peer in the history of Tasmanian greyhound racing. Christened Edward Albert (the 3rd), Ted was born in Hobart on 2 April…

Graeme Moate

Inductee Hall of Fame 2016 Graeme Moate has long been a household name in Tasmanian greyhound circles. From a greyhound family, Graeme was surrounded by greyhounds from the moment he could walk, and has had an uninterrupted involvement and love affair with our sport his entire life. Allen and…

John Cameron

Inductee Hall of Fame 2016 John Cameron, affectionately known to most as Johnboy, has been one of the most unassuming, quiet, yet significant achievers in our great sport. Born on May 30 1938, and raised in Sydney, Harold John Cameron’s parents, Harold (Harley) and Ann were ex- country folk with…

George Sydney Forsythe

Inductee Hall of Fame 2015 Born at Launceston on July 10 1906, and raised at Longford, George Forsythe was small of stature, but a larger than life figure in the formative years of track racing in this state. A most revered trainer from the 1930’s to 1970’s, including open coursing,…

Butch Deverell

Inductee Hall of Fame December 2014 Stephen Douglas Deverell was born at Latrobe on August 8 1950, has lived his life at Penguin on Tasmania’s North West Coast, and has forever been called Butch, before he even left the hospital. The eldest child of William “Bill” Hedley Deverell and Mary…