Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Garry “Duke” Edmundson Fonds |
| Reference code: | 0711 |
| Date: | 2016 (date of creation) |
| Date: | 1952 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 1 cm of textual materials |
| Language: | English |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Garry “Duke” Edmundson was born in Sexsmith, Alberta in 1932 to Frank and Florence (nee Tommie) Edmundson and grew up in Grande Prairie with brother Richard “Byran”. Duke became the first professional hockey player from Northern Alberta to play in the NHL after signing with the Montreal Canadians at 16. He later played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and in the Western Hockey League with the San Francisco Seals.
In 1965 Duke transitioned from professional hockey into a career in the manufactured house industry in Corona, California. He also later began working with Santiago Communities Inc. and served as a chair on the director’s board for the Affordable Community Living non-profit.
Duke also became involved with the Palisades Tennis Club and the La Quinta Tennis Club as well as travelled regularly to Hawaii with his wife Donna Edmundson. Duke and Donna had three children together; Garry, Thomas, and Leslie.
Custodial history
Accession 2018.011 were in the procession of Gord Pearcy at the time of donation. The later accrual, accession 2018.042, were passed from Gary “Duke” Edmundson to Richard “Bryan” Edmundson prior to donation.
Scope and content
This fonds contains records by or collected about Garry “Duke” Edmundson, a popular professional hockey player from the South Peace region. This includes both a biographical scrapbook made by his brother Richard “Bryan” Edmundson and selection of letters between Duke and Kenny Reardon & Frank Selke of the Club de Hockey Canadian
Notes
Restrictions on access
No restrictions on access.
Accruals
No accruals are expected.
Access points
- Sports, recreation and leisure* (subject)