John G. Seaton

Dr. John G. Seaton was for many years a highly regarded medical practitioner in the Sheffield-Galt area.

He took a keep interest in sports, particularly in rural areas. Recognizing a great need for the organization of rural groups to sponsor the promotion of a major winter sport and a summer sport for the enjoyment of players and spectators, he became a founder of both the Ontario Rural Hockey and the Rural Softball Associations. With his cofounder, Lorne Johannes of Blair, he contacted community-minded persons in Ontario. Organization meetings were held in Galt and within a short time many well-administered leagues were in operation and several thousand players were registered with the Associations.

Great improvements in playing fields and other facilities have been made in rural Ontario due to the foresight and leadership of Seaton and his associates.