George Rennie (lacrosse)
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George Haddow Rennie (March 10, 1883 – December 13, 1966) was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian team which won the gold medal.[1]
Rennie played as a defenseman and turned senior in 1901 with the New Westminster Salmonbellies. He played professional lacrosse with New Westminster from 1909 to 1915 and 1918-1920 - appearing in 120 pro games. He scored 18 goals and had 38 penalties (for 188 penalty minutes) during his professional career.
He was inducted to Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1966.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Rennie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06.
- ^ "George Rennie". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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Categories:
- 1883 births
- 1966 deaths
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Olympic lacrosse players for Canada
- Lacrosse players at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in lacrosse
- New Westminster Salmonbellies players
- Canadian lacrosse biography stubs
- Canadian Olympic medalist stubs