Peden, Douglas

PEDEN, Douglas, athlete, journalist (b 18 April 1916, Victoria; d 11 April 2005, Victoria). Considered by many the greatest all-around athlete in BC history, he excelled at several sports. As a teenager he was a member of Canada's junior TENNIS team and the Victoria Blue Ribbons BASKETBALL team that won the national championship in 1935. At the 1936 Berlin Olympics he was high scorer for the Canadian basketball team that won a silver medal. After the Olympics he joined his brother Torchy PEDEN...

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