Known as the “Gentleman Umpire”, Doug was inducted into the Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 1998, Umpires Association Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Canadian Baseball Sports Hall of Fame in 2017; and he is a founding member of BC Black History Awareness Society. Read more about Doug
Image courtesy of Barbara Hudlin. James Douglas “Doug” Hudlin in 1988
Joe arrived in Vancouver in circa 1885/1886; he was about 20 years old. He initially worked as a bartender but spent many…
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