Female Athlete of the Year

Henry Viney Trophy

This award, named in honour of Henry Viney, the long-time Sports Director of CFCN Radio-Television, was established in 1987 by the Calgary Sports Media Club. Viney, over a career that spanned some 50 years, covered every major sporting event around the globe and received many major awards including Canadian Sportscaster of the Year (1967 Foster Hewitt Award) and the Calgary Booster Club Sportsperson of the Year (1976). The “little man with the big cigar” passed away in 1980.

Honoured Recipients