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Gus Ryder: In last five years, he has distributed about $300,000 to needy athletes
Gus Ryder: In last five years, he has distributed about $300,000 to needy athletes

Gus Ryder: In last five years, he has distributed about $300,000 to needy athletes

Date1/14/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gus Ryder: In last five years, he has distributed about $300,000 to needy athletes.
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Object NumberTSPA_0078261F
Special award winners honored. Winners of Gus Ryder special athlete awards for overcoming great handicaps in swimming are, front (I. to r.) Audrey Ham(...)
Special award winners honored. Winners of Gus Ryder special athlete awards for overcoming great handicaps in swimming are, front (I. to r.) Audrey Ham(...)
1/27/1964
40 years in the swim. Gus Ryder, 71, celebrates 40th anniversary of his Lakeshore Swim Club Sunday. Ryder, who specializes in coaching youngsters, is (...)
40 years in the swim. Gus Ryder, 71, celebrates 40th anniversary of his Lakeshore Swim Club Sunday. Ryder, who specializes in coaching youngsters, is (...)
8/24/1970
Leo Smith saw his first bluebird nest eight years ago and is now actively campaigning to help the rare bird make a come-back. He has distributed 445 n(...)
Leo Smith saw his first bluebird nest eight years ago and is now actively campaigning to help the rare bird make a come-back. He has distributed 445 n(...)
8/2/1974
Water Babies get their badges. Mellissa Jacobson, Debra Bell and Tammy Heaney, all 3 years old, receive badges from Gus Ryder of Lakeshore Swim Club. (...)
Water Babies get their badges. Mellissa Jacobson, Debra Bell and Tammy Heaney, all 3 years old, receive badges from Gus Ryder of Lakeshore Swim Club. (...)
8/30/1971
It's been 11 years since Canadian athletes last competed in Cuba
It's been 11 years since Canadian athletes last competed in Cuba
11/4/1971
Athletes' friend: Agent Gil Scott may not be much loved in Winnipeg, from where he spirited Dieter Brock, but Scott, here perched in Exhibition Stadium, has won a lot of respect in other Canadian Football League cities
Athletes' friend: Agent Gil Scott may not be much loved in Winnipeg, from where he spirited Dieter Brock, but Scott, here perched in Exhibition Stadium, has won a lot of respect in other Canadian Football League cities
4/30/1985
Santa is in the swim. Santa Claus, alias John Baun, gets swim instruction from Gus Ryder in case of mishap when he arrives by canoe for crippled child(...)
Santa is in the swim. Santa Claus, alias John Baun, gets swim instruction from Gus Ryder in case of mishap when he arrives by canoe for crippled child(...)
11/27/1966
A swimming certificate for every public school graduate should be compulsory, says famous swimming coach Gus Ryder shown here teaching 4-year old Kim Chapman to swim the breast stroke
A swimming certificate for every public school graduate should be compulsory, says famous swimming coach Gus Ryder shown here teaching 4-year old Kim Chapman to swim the breast stroke
7/22/1970
Heading the list of wheelchair athletes is Rick Hansen, 26, of Vancouver, who last year set a world's best time of 1
Heading the list of wheelchair athletes is Rick Hansen, 26, of Vancouver, who last year set a world's best time of 1
6/26/1984
Seventy-seven years old, Gus Harris has just won his fourth term as mayor of Scarborough but he still rejects such trappings of power as a chauffeur-d(...)
Seventy-seven years old, Gus Harris has just won his fourth term as mayor of Scarborough but he still rejects such trappings of power as a chauffeur-d(...)
11/21/1985
Fore! Scarborough's drive to raise $300,000 for a new animal shelter got off to a smashing start yesterday as Mayor Gus Harris took a swing at the old(...)
Fore! Scarborough's drive to raise $300,000 for a new animal shelter got off to a smashing start yesterday as Mayor Gus Harris took a swing at the old(...)
3/26/1981
Canadian Athletes intermingle with athletes from around the world in what Star writer John Brehl described as an incredible spectacle that was cornbal(...)
Canadian Athletes intermingle with athletes from around the world in what Star writer John Brehl described as an incredible spectacle that was cornbal(...)
8/1/1976