Bill Misselbrook
Inducted In
1980
Bill Misselbrook was one of the first local boxers to gain international success. Born in 1928, Misselbrook won Ontario and Canadian championships and represented Canada at the British Empire Games.
A native of British Columbia, Misselbrook arrived in Kitchener in October 1949 and soon won the Southwestern Ontario Light heavyweight championship. He won the Canadian Light heavyweight Championship in 1954 and subsequently represented Canada in the British Empire Games, held in Vancouver in 1954. Misselbrook won the bronze medal.
Before he came to Kitchener, Misselbrook won the Vancouver Golden Gloves Championship and while he was in the RCMP, he won the Saskatchewan Heavyweight championship in 1952. He retired after missing a berth on the Canadian Olympic team in the 1956 trials.
During his career, Misselbrook fought George Chuvalo, who went on to become Canadian heavyweight champion and also Gordon Wallace of Brantford, a former British Light heavyweight champion.