Halifax’s Peter Corkum excelled as an athlete in football, hockey, golf, and curling. He was the captain of several hockey teams that won many titles and won personal awards that include MVP of the Dalhousie Tigers 1959-1960 team. While attending Dalhousie, Peter was the captain of the football team and holds the record for most points in a season with 176.

Other major accomplishments that Peter had as a Dalhousie football player included rookie of the year in 1957 as well as fourth in league scoring and a total of 2,515 yards throughout his five-year career. In 1962, he was invited to attend training camp for Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League but turned down the offer to focus on management of his family’s construction company.

During his time at Dalhousie, Peter was also part of the curling team and on top of his impressive university performances, he also produced results in provincial curling events. He was a part of the semi-finals of the Nova Scotia Mixed Championship on three different occasions and participated in the Brier three times. Peter has participated in six Canadian National curling events and continues to curl as a Senior and Master Curler. While having a successful curling career of his own Peter went on to coach three different championship curling teams that included the 2004 Brier Cup Winners, Team Dacey. In 2004, he was an inaugural inductee to the Dalhousie University Sport Hall of Fame and is recognized as one of Nova Scotia’s great multi-sport athletes. Peter is an extremely competitive athlete who is known for his high level of passion and dedication to sport.