Awards - Most Inspirational Player

Awards - Most Inspirational Player

ARCHIE BROWNING MEMORIAL TROPHY

Archie Browning was a famed member of the 1955 Mann Cup winning Victoria Shamrocks. He played alongside stars such as Tom Druce, Arnie Ferguson, Ralph Baker, Jack Northup, Whitey Severson, Jim ‘PeeWee’ Bradshaw and Jack Bionda among others. These names are well-known to long time Victoria lacrosse fans. The duo of Archie Browning and Whitey Severson was often referred to as the “Golddust Twins” for their blond hair. Browning was a member of the Esquimalt Police Force for many years and his legacy continues in Esquimalt in that the arena forming part of the Esquimalt Sports Centre bears his name. Archie’s widow, Betty continues to be a staunch supporter of lacrosse in Victoria to this day and their son Scott is well-known both as a player and probably moreso for his coaching role and participation in the Pacific Sport lacrosse program. For the 2005 season he has taken the reigns of the Intermediate “A” Shamrock team as the head coach. There is another Browning, Scott’s son Jonathan, coming up the pipe as well. See how many names you recognize from this list of deserving winners of the Archie Browning Memorial Trophy: 

1972
Bill Robertson
1973
Bill Robertson
1974
Ken King
1975
Gerry Cadwallader
1976
Roy Sinden
1977
Ron Sage
1978
Ron Sage
1979
Paul Michaels
1980
Gord Taylor
1981
Andy Dickie
1982
John Hamilton
1983
Darrell Fisher
1984
Drew Spiers
1985
Rob Desormeaux
1986
Greg Batters
1987
Bob Heyes
1988
Greg Pepper
1989
G. McQuarrie & Mike Simpson
1990
G. McQuarrie & J. Redfern
1991
Greg McQuarrie & Chris Prat
1992
Del Halladay & Fred Jenner
1993
Terry Dennett
1994
Terry Dennett
1995
Mike Cullen & David Vandenbuik
1996
Sean Cooke
1997
Shawn Rhode
1998
James Harding
1999
Kelly Hall
2000
Chris McKay
2001
Andrew Biers
2002
Andrew Biers
2003
Nolan Heavenor
2004
Buck Stobart
2005
Shane Pederson
2006
Curt Morwick
2007
Joel Loucks
2008
Cayle Ratcliff
2009
Erik Sage
2010
Tyler Matheson
2011
Jake Emms
2012
Jake Emms
2013
Brody Eastwood
2014
Jake Carder
2015
Danny Smith
2016
 Nate Wade
2017
 Danny Smith
2018David Byrne2019Brian Robb
2020No Awards Due To Covid Restrictions
2021No Awards Due To Covid Restrictions
2022Aido Solomon2023Brodie Wade
2024Dawson Wade2025

 

As you can see, there are many recognizable names among the recipients listed here; players who went on to star in senior competition.