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A Life In Sport
A blog by Ian Hyde-Lay
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Ian Hyde-Lay is a teacher who lives and works in Victoria, BC. He has been heavily involved in sport his entire life, as a player, coach, referee and administrator.
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Expect the Unexpected
It may not rival Odysseus’ twenty-year trek to and from the Trojan Wars, though at times it feels like it. June 1985. The Canadian Men’s...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Apr 19, 20214 min read
Words of Wisdom
1883 in the Scottish Borders. Two butchers, Ned Haig and David Sanderson, tire of spending their days weighing and wrapping choice cuts...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Apr 12, 20214 min read
"A" Private Affair
March 1975. The sports section in British Columbia’s main daily newspaper highlights an upcoming basketball game. Stags, Knights meet in...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Apr 6, 20214 min read
Teddy Morgan
February 24, 2007. A momentous evening is about to begin. Croke Park, in Dublin, readies to host a rugby test match between England and...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Apr 2, 20214 min read
Caribbean Queen
A bright and relaxing Sunday morning. I sit at home, by the kitchen window. Nursing a coffee, looking out across the bay. In my own...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Mar 26, 20214 min read
Marathon Man
It is a badge of honour, and it traces back centuries. It confirms that, in completing a particular, grueling long distance run, one must...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Mar 19, 20213 min read
Humble Pie
March 8, 2021. It is International Women’s Day, and this gets me thinking. Thinking back to events fifty plus years ago, thinking of a...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Mar 9, 20214 min read
Gone, But Not Forgotten
Saturday, late October 1995. I struggle awake, groggy with jet lag following a long flight from Vancouver. Foggy after an unsettled...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Mar 1, 20214 min read
Like The Gipper
For me, as a young boy growing up, he is the stuff of legends, his story one that stands the test of time. An American gridiron star, he...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Feb 23, 20214 min read
Curiosity and Controversy
No question about it. I am curious. November 14, 1987. Shortly, I will take up residence underneath the grandstand at Royal Athletic Park...
Ian Hyde-Lay
Feb 15, 20214 min read
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