Harold MacDonald

Harold MacDonald, a true Glengarry sportsman, was born to Wilfred and Daphne MacDonald, February 12th, 1942. Harold, one of eleven children, was brought up on a farm on the Raisin River Road, now Loyalist Road, in Charlottenburgh Township, now South Glengarry.

Renowned for his strength, he played football on the Char-Lan Crusaders with others such as John Chafee (another inductee in 2001), winning the championship by defeating Hawkesbury High School in 1959. At the same time he was involved in hockey, playing Junior B for Maxville, Lancaster Dodgers, Border Hockey League and for Martintown Superlites winning the Long Sault league in 1961-62.

In 1960 he witnessed his first Highland Games and the caber toss. In 1961 Harold entered the caber toss and won for the next five years in a row. That year he moved to B.C. but in 1972 he entered the toss again and even after the hiatus he was once again victorious.

After moving to BC with his family Harold entered the Highland Games at Stanley Park, New Westminster and at Bellingham, Washington coming in first and second on those occasions. He has now retired from work and is living in Celista, BC, overlooking beautiful Shuswap Lake.

Regardless, he still lives by his creed, a creed that seems to be noteworthy of all those honoured by the Sports Hall of Fame, that you get out of life what you put into it.