Athol Murray was a Canadian Catholic priest and educator.
12 Facts About Athol Murray
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Athol Murray built a collection of shacks in Wilcox, 55 km south of Regina into a non-denominational residential college.
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James Athol Murray was born on January 9,1892, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of James Peter and Nanno Hayes Murray.
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Athol Murray was educated at Loyola College, St Michael's College School, St Hyacinthe College, and Universite Laval.
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Athol Murray clerked for a time in a law firm before entering St Augustine Seminary in Toronto and was ordained in 1918.
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Athol Murray was sent to Regina, where in 1923 he started the Regina Argos Club, an athletic club for boys.
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In 1927 Murray was assigned to St Augustine's parish in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.
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Athol Murray brought fifteen boys from Regina to Wilcox where they were enrolled in residential Notre Dame School, run by the Sisters of Charity of St Louis.
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Athol Murray began the high school program known as Notre Dame of the Prairies College.
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Athol Murray was the inspirational force behind the famous Notre Dame Hounds hockey team.
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The Hockey Saskatchewan's Athol Murray Trophy is named in his honour.
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Athol Murray died on December 15,1975, at the age of eighty-three.