Card Description
Home games for the Galloping Ghosts were a major local sports event before the age of television. Local fans often wore supporter pins such as this one distributed for the 1950 season.
Type Of Object
Vintage
1950
Team or Principal Name
Sport Type
Sport League
Sport Level
Accession Number
2017.001.006
The Cobourg Galloping Ghosts are the most famous team in Cobourg sports history. Managed by Fred Dufton, the Ghosts won eight Ontario championships, five after World War II. They were Canadian Dominion champions in 1946, 1948 and 1950. They were the first team in Canada to wear aluminum cleats and the second to wear white uniforms.
