The Dale Ryan Memorial award is presented annually to an individual judged to be “ The Athlete of the year for the Norwood area “ Created in 1984 in memory of long time executive member Dale Ryan. The award has covered a wide range of sports in the Norwood area from hockey, figure skating, speed skating, softball , lacrosse, football , rowing and auto racing.
1985 – Mike Lytle
1986 – Mike Terpstra
1987 – Janice Wood
1988 – Bryan Doherty
1989 – Mike Payne
1990 – Ron Buchanan / Scott Toms
1991 – Dave Stewart
1992 – Derek Lynch
1993 – Shawn Heffernan
1994 – Greg Snetsinger
1995 – Heather Richardson
1996 – Tricia Bell
1997 – Shona Partington
1998 – Not Awarded
1999 – Not Awarded
2000 – Jamie Heffernan
2001 – Kendra Harding
2002 – Rick Murray
2003 – Kathy Carson
2004 – Julie Rutherford
2005 – Jason Begg
2006 – Aaron Sadlier
2007 – Not Awarded
2008 – Not Awarded
2009 – Jordan Wrightly
2010 – Nicholas Orton
2011 – Ryan Sedgwick
2012 – Tyler Oliver
2013 – Jim Parcels
2014 – Brad Walsh
2015 – Seamus McDougall
2016 – Not Awarded
2017 – Jeremy Heffernan
2018 - Jordan Webb
2019 - Ethan McDougall
2020 & 2021 - Not awarded due to Covid
2022- Jon Quinlan
2023 -