Logan Tait
Basketball & Racquetball Builder — Inducted 1988
Logan Tait distinguished himself as both an elite athlete and a sport builder through outstanding achievements in basketball and racquetball at the provincial, national, and international levels.
One of the highlights of his basketball career came during the 1959 season when he served as captain of the Canadian National Basketball Team at the World Championships. Canada achieved a notable victory over the Soviet Union, defeating the powerful team by nine points — the only loss suffered by the USSR during the tournament.
Tait was also a member of the successful Lethbridge Broders basketball program, and alongside several teammates represented Canada internationally at the Manila Invitational Tournament, the 1963 Pan American Games, and the 1963 World Championships.
Following his basketball career, Tait turned his attention to racquetball, where he again achieved remarkable success. Competing at the highest levels, he won numerous provincial, Western Canadian, and national championships. Across both sports, he captured a combined total of eleven national championship titles.
His contributions to sport in southern Alberta were further recognized through induction into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame.
After Induction
Logan Tait continued to be recognized for his lasting contributions to basketball history in Alberta. In 2014, he became a two-time inductee into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame when he was honoured as a member of the Lethbridge Broders Chinooks basketball teams of 1958–59 and 1961–62.
Logan Tait passed away on November 28, 2016.
Awards and Honours
- Captain — Canadian National Basketball Team, World Championships (1959)
- International Competitor — Manila Invitational Tournament
- International Competitor — 1963 Pan American Games
- International Competitor — 1963 World Championships
- Eleven Combined National Championships — Basketball and Racquetball
- Member — Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame
- 1988 — Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (Individual)
- 2014 — Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (Lethbridge Broders Chinooks Teams)
