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Jim Riddell’s Sports Talk
Presents with Area Seniors:
Serving You Since 1937
Richard McCullough
team. He went to the EOSSA final in Toronto
once in the 100 m and once in the 4x100 relay.
Richard played one year, in 1976/77, with the
ichard McCullough, a lifelong Cornwall Hawkesbury Hawks in their inaugural season.
Rresident, was one of the 2024 inductees in Part of the Central League, they were coached
Cornwall’s Sports Hall of Fame, being recognized by former Royal and Quebec Nordiques, Jean
for his many achievements in golf. An active Payette. The following season Orval Tessier
member of Cornwall Golf and Country Club for and Larry Gabrie gave Richard a tryout with
42 years, he has won over thirty tournaments and the Cornwall Royals, but it just wasn’t possible
has been an active contributor to the Junior Golf for him to play due to his work commitments.
Development programs. Richard has won the Richard played Junior B house league and later
Club Championship five times & the Cornwall A received a call from Ralph Hurley, coach of the
Class Open Champion in 2003. Pembroke Lumber Kings. “I was scoring a lot (52
goals the first year and 62 goals the second year)
Richard attended École St-Joseph, Jean XXIll,
in Jr B. Ralph Hurley was looking for players
then La Citadelle for three years before graduating to help his team. We met at Winners in the Best
from St. Lawrence High School. Richard played
Western. Also present was former Cornwall
hockey, baseball, soccer, and lacrosse growing Royal defenseman, Mike Gibb. Ralph bought
up, and was a diehard track and field athlete. us a few beers. He asked me to come out to at
Competing in the 100, 200, and 4x100 m relay
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