First Name: Keith
Last Name: Mackenzie
Sport: Multi-sport
Inductee Type: Builder
Year Inducted: 1991
Home Town: Truro
County: Colchester County
Details:

Keith MacKenzie of Truro, Nova Scotia, returned home to get involved in the school sports programs as a physical education teacher. His first efforts produced immediate results at South Colchester High School, where he coached the girls’ basketball team to a provincial championship in 1968 and 1970.

The success continued as MacKenzie became involved with the new Cobequid Educational Centre (CEC) in Truro. Over the next twelve years (1971-1983), CEC won six provincial titles and the team went to the provincial finals for twelve consecutive years. MacKenzie also coached the girls’ Canada Games basketball team, winning bronze in 1979 the highest placing ever by a Nova Scotia team.

MacKenzie’s highest-profile accomplishment is as CEC football coach, taking over a dismantled situation in 1971 and winning five provincial titles over the next fourteen years. He is also the founder of the Colchester Oldtimers League, and he served as president of the Truro District Hockey League and as regional director of the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation. MacKenzie was the recipient of the Football Canada Award of Merit in 1990.

Facts:

• Junior Varsity Football Player UNB
• Coached South Colchester to Prov Champs ’68 & ’70
• CEC Won 6 Provincial Championships
• Went to Provincial Finals for 12 Consecutive Years
• Coached the Canada Games Team to Bronze Medal ’79
• Won 5 Provincial Titles with CEC Football Squad
• 1962-70 Coached Truro & District Fastball League
• Won Championships from 1966 to 1970
• Won the Nova Scotia Intermediate “A” Crown
• President and Secretary Truro and District League
• Founder Colchester Men’s Slo-pitch League
• President Colchester Men’s Slo-pitch League
• Registered Umpire with NS Softball Team 1960-80
• Secretary Fundy Region Umpires Association
• Founder Colchester Oldtimer’s Hockey League 1985
• President Truro District Hockey League
• Regional Director NSSAF 1983 to 1988
• Executive Officer Truro Golf Club
• Board Member Truro Sports Heritage Society
• Vice President Truro Bearcats of the Maritimes
• Senior Hockey League
• Coach Oldtimer’s Hockey Club
• Coach Colchester Slo-pitch League
• 1st Coach of the Year Basketball Nova Scotia 1979
• Award of Merit 1988 Nat’l Basketball Coaches Assoc
• Lifetime Member Fundy Umpires Association
• Football Canada Award of Merit 1990