
First Name: H.L. "Bud"
Last Name: Thorbourne
Sport: Softball
Inductee Type: Builder
Year Inducted: 1980
Home Town: Liverpool
County: Queens County
Details:
Bud Thorbourne is a legend in the development of softball on Nova Scotia’s South Shore. In Liverpool, he coached championship teams in senior, intermediate, and ladies divisions from 1959 through 1967. One of these teams was the Liverpool Jets, who were provincial and Maritime champions in 1965, 1966, and 1967.
Facts:
• Coached championship teams from 1959 through 1967
• Coached the Liverpool Ladies Jets
• Provincial and Maritime Champions: 1965, 66 and 67