Albert George Hansford
Ab and Betty
Father: Edwin Arnold Hansford (December 1, 1895-March 3, 1959)
Mother: Buryl Perry
Born 1936.
Ab Hansford attended school in Norwood, a suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was an avid sports enthusiast, excelling at baseball and basketball. He was captain of a team in a Canadian basketball final, and spent two months in Florida at a pro baseball camp.
He was an insurance broker in Thunder Bay, Ontario, retiring in 1992. He married Alice Elizabeth Claire ("Betty") Brown (b. May 25, 1936; d. October 13, 2022) on May 30, 1959. They had the following children:
- Diane Elizabeth Hansford (b. July 10, 1961).
- Laura Jane Hansford (b. February 12, 1963).
- Barbara Ann Hansford (b. July 19, 1968).
Ab was inducted into the Manitoba University basketball hall of fame in 2011, and into the Manitoba baseball hall of fame in 2013..
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Revised October 14, 2022