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baseball team to a Silver Medal and in baseball championships. He also
1990 led his midget team to its first-ever guided the Ironmen to Canadian
Canadian Championship. New Brunswick senior title in 1995, one silver medal
sports fans cheered, just as they had done (1976) and three bronze medals
so often for this master-coach and his (1975, 1979, and 1982) and was the
charges. Over a period of 31 years, he General Manager of the Ironmen
coached his hockey and baseball teams to senior title in 2019 at Canadian
more than 50 championships, ranging all National Championships.
the way from mosquito to senior and from Greg was named to the coaching
provincial to international. staff of the Canadian National team
Like his STU coach, Vance Toner, for the 1978 World Baseball
Greg Morris instilled in literally hundreds Championships, was head coach of
of young athletes an appropriate mix of the 1993 Canada Games baseball
self-discipline and determination - traits team and was inducted into the
that were the hallmark of his own playing Miramichi Wall of Fame in 1990,
years. Here is a coach who accepted and enrolled into the New
challenges as they came and then, in record Greg was a member of the Tommies Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame,
varsity football and hockey teams.
numbers, enjoyed the exhilaration of the June 1, 1991. He was later inducted
well-earned victories that resulted. He lives into NB Baseball Hall of Fame
and coaches by the credo that “. . . if better is possible, 1996 and the St. Thomas University Wall of Fame in
then good is not enough.” 2017.
Greg Morris began coaching baseball in 1961 and Credit: Information copied from four Halls & Walls of
hockey in 1967. In addition, he coached the Chatham Fame in New Brunswick. Additional information from Brian
Senior Ironmen to seven provincial and four Maritime Richard.

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