Chatham Coloured All-Stars being inducted into Ontario Sports Hall of Fame

Chatham Coloured All-Stars – Photo from the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame

The Chatham Coloured All-Stars are being honoured by the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

The All-Stars are being inducted as part of their 2026 class, being named as the Conacher Family Heritage Award winner. The hall is inducting six athletes and five recipients with special awards.

The All-Stars intermediate baseball team made history in 1934 as the first Black club to win an Ontario Baseball Amateur Association championship.

Along with their soon-to-be  spot in Ontario’s Sports Hall of Fame, the All-Stars are members of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, the Ontario Baseball Association Hall of Fame and the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame.

The Coloured All-Stars are not in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, despite their significance in raising awareness about discrimination and colour barriers. The colour barrier in Major League Baseball was not broken until 1947, and black players faced hurdles involving racism and bigotry in amatuer baseball in Ontario in the 1930s.

The “Class of 2026” will be honoured at the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Community Celebration in Toronto at The Granite Club on October 15.

2026 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

Jennifer Botterill – Hockey
Jonathon Power – Squash
Ron Francis – Hockey
Terry McLaughlin – Sailing
Mike Keenan – Hockey
Patrick Chan – Figure Skating

Included in the Class of 2026, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting five recipients with special awards.

2026 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Special Awards

Brenda Andress – Bruce Prentice Legacy Award
Bob McKenzie – Brian Williams Media Award
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Syl Apps 2025 Ontario Athlete of the Year
Chatham Coloured Allstars – Conacher Family Heritage Award
Jays Care Foundation – Sandy Hawley Community Service Award