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Abbie Coo

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Abbie Coo
Born
Albert Ernest Horsman Coo

(1885-04-12)April 12, 1885
Teeswater, Ontario, Cananda
DiedNovember 30, 1967(1967-11-30) (aged 82)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Resting placeBrookside Cemetery
Occupation(s)Journalist, soldier
Employers
Known for
FamilyLillian Coo (daughter)
Awards
Military career
Allegiance Canada
Service / branchCanadian Expeditionary Force
RankCaptain
Unit
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsMilitary Cross

Albert Ernest Horsman "Abbie" Coo (April 12, 1885–November 30, 1967) was a Canadian journalist and sports executive. Also credited as A. E. H. Coo.

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  • Albert Ernest Horsemah "Abbie" Coo (1885-1967). Born in Teeswater, Ontario, on April 12, 1885, he was educated at Toronto and Fort William, Ontario, then began a career as a sports writer at Fort William where he also participated in amateur sprinting, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and rowing. He left Fort William to take a job with the Winnipeg Telegram. He left the paper to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I, first in the 184th Battalion, then serving in France with the 27th Winnipeg Battalion, and being wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele. He was awarded the Military Cross for bravery and returned to Canada with the rank of Captain. In 1921, he joined the Manitoba Free Press as a reporter, and became city editor in 1928 and news editor in 1934. Ten years later he was appointed managing editor. During World War II, he worked as a war correspondent overseas. He retired from newspaper work in 1950. On 14 August 1912, he married Lillian Margaret Delaney (1886-?) at Winnipeg. They had two daughters: Coral Catherine Coo (1913-2005) and Lillian Coo. He served on the executive of the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) in a variety of positions from 1918 to 1963. He spent fifteen years as an executive member, seventeen more as the secretary-manager and thirteen years as president of the MAHA on three different occasions (1924-1927, 1934-1937 and 1942-1946). He was president of the Winnipeg Amateur Lacrosse Association and an executive member of the Amateur Athletic Association of Canada. In 1932, he served as president of the Winnipeg Press Club. In 1958, he was inducted into the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt In recognition of his contribution to amateur athletics in Manitoba. In 1985, he was inducted posthumously into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. He died at Winnipeg on November 30, 1967 after a long illness. He was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.[1]
  • Albert E. Horsemah "Abbie" Coo (April 12, 1885 - November 30, 1967). Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Builder/Hockey Inducted 2004. Hockey builder Albert E. Horsemah "Abbie" Coo was born in Teeswater, Ontario in 1885 and served on the Executive of the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA, the predecessor of Hockey Manitoba) for 45 years. After serving in the Great War and being awarded the Military Cross for bravery, he served the MAHA from 1918-1963 in a variety of positions. He spent fifteen years as an Executive Member, seventeen more as the Secretary-Manager and thirteen years as President of the MAHA on three different occasions (1924-27, 1934-37 and 1942-46). A long-time newspaper executive with the Winnipeg Free Press, Abbie Coo was a fixture in the boardrooms of amateur hockey in this province. In recognition of his years of dedicated service, it is fitting that he was awarded Life Membership in Hockey Manitoba. Abbie Coo was posthumously inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder category on October 13, 1985.[2]
  • Albert E. Horsemah Coo. Date of Birth: 1885-04-12. Born in Teeswater, Ontario, Abbie Coo was a successful news paper executive with the Winnipeg Free Press for many years. From 1918 to 1963 he was an executive with the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (Hockey Manitoba) and its President from 1924 to 1927, again from 1934 to 1937, and once more from 1942 to 1946. Abbie Coo was awarded the Military Cross in World War I. Date of Death: 1967-11-30. Posthumously inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.[3]
  • Name: Coo, Albert Ernest Horsman. Date of birth: 1885-04-12. Place of birth: Teeswater Ontario Canada. Next of kin: Lillian Coo, Wife, Father: George H. Coo, Fort William, Ontario. Marital status: married. Occupation (attested): Journalist. Occupation (normalized): Advertising Copywriter. Address: Ste. 5, Bannerman Apts., Winnipeg, Manitoba. Religion: Church of England. MILITARY INFORMATION. Regimental number: NA. Highest Rank: Captain. Rank detail. Captain (Army). Degree of service: Europe. Survived war: yes. Battle wounded/killed: Wounded at Passchendaele. Awards Military Cross, Capt. A. E. H. Coo, 184th Battalion C.E.F., Military Cross. In December 1917 Coo was in a London hospital recovering from wounds received at Passchendaele in November. IMAGES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD[4]
  • Coo was in the inaugural group of nine persons in 1962, to receive the CAHA Order of Merit for outstanding contributions to Canadian amateur hockey.[5]
  • The Abbie Coo trophy has returned home. In November 2015, Memories of Sport reported that an engraved chime clock which had been presented to Coo in May 1958 was for sale at Canada’s largest sports collectibles show in Toronto. The asking price was $600. The clock was given to Coo at a dinner organized by the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association to recognize 40 years of service. A member of both the provincial sports and hockey halls of fame, Coo was involved with several sports and served as a Canadian team manager at the 1932 and 1936 summer Olympic Games. Bought be collectors and donated to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. the unique trophy with its track and field cleats, skate blade and puck.[6]
  • Winnipeg hosted the national meeting of the Canadian Lacrosse Association in 1925 and Abbie Coo, a Winnipeg Free Press reporter, the newspaper's eventual editor, and also a member of the WALA, was elected the national association's president. More history available if needed, but not specifically linked to Coo[7]
  • The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) at its Annual Meeting of 1962, instituted the Meritorious Award to honor those individuals who for many years have served amateur hockey faithfully, having participated as players, served as coaches and association members, and made outstanding contributions to Canadian Amateur Hockey. Coo received the award in 1962.[8]
  • Captain A. E. H. Coo received the Military Cross on December 26 1917.[9]
  • Hockey Manitoba released the list of exceptional high school student-athletes who will receive one of 20 scholarships this year. Albert E. Horsemah "Abbie" Coo Memorial Scholarship.[10]

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References

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  1. ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (August 10, 2020). "Memorable Manitobans: Albert Ernest Horsemah "Abbie" Coo (1885–1967)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  2. ^ "Albert E. Horsemah "Abbie" Coo". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. 2004. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  3. ^ "Coo, Abbie". Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  4. ^ "Captain Albert Ernest Horsman Coo". Canadian Great War Project. January 20, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  5. ^ "Hockey Canada Order of Merit". Hockey Canada. 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  6. ^ Morgan, T. Kent (September 25, 2017). "Collectors bring local trophy home". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Lacrosse's struggles and the rise of boxla". Manitoba Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Sweeney, Ed (2007). "Manitoba's Hockey History" (PDF). Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  9. ^ "Military Medals & Honors". World War One Thunder Bay Centennial Project. March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  10. ^ Little, Ben (July 23, 2024). "Hockey Manitoba announces 2023–24 scholarship recipients". Game On Hockey. Retrieved April 21, 2025.


Lillian Coo

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Lillian Coo
Born(1914-11-18)November 18, 1914
Winnipeg, Canada
DiedFebruary 14, 2005(2005-02-14) (aged 90)
Scottburgh, South Africa
Alma materWesley College
Occupation(s)Journalist, civil servant
Known forWinnipeg Free Press, Women's Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada
FatherAbbie Coo
Military career
Allegiance Canada
Service / branchRoyal Canadian Air Force
Years of service1942–1945
RankFlight officer
UnitWomen's Division
Battles / warsWorld War II

Lillian Charlotte Coo (November 18, 1914–February 14, 2005) was a Canadian journalist and sports executive. Also credited as Jimmy Coo.

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  • At the Winnipeg Free Press, Lillian "Jimmy" Coo, the daughter of news editor Abbie Coo, an athlete and volunteer administrator in he own right, wrote "Cherchez la Femme" for a period before and after World War II. Coo's column and those by other writers, were a major source of information on women's sport in Canada, when cross-referenced with other female journalists in Canada.[2]

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  • Born Lillian Charlotte Coo, to parents Albert Ernest Horseman Coo and Lillian Gertrude Margaret Delaney. Also wrote as Jimmy Coo. Married to Leslie Price on January 17, 1959, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Died on February 14, 2005, in Scottburgh, South Africa. continued, check reliability of source, or rebuild it from the cited sources within[4]
  • Lillian Coo (Class of ’36) participated in the inter-class track meets throughout her university tenure (and became a women’s sportswriter for the Winnipeg Free Press in the 1940s) – Vox, the Wesley College newsletter, talks about her participation in December 1932 (p.34), as well as various other inter-class and inter-faculty sports. not a reliable source A History of Sports at the University of Winnipeg: Intramurals and Recreation

References 2

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  1. ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (August 10, 2020). "Memorable Manitobans: Lillian "Jimmy" Coo (1914–2005)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Hall, Margaret Ann (2016). The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. pp. xxiv, 322. ISBN 9781442634138. OCLC 181843200.
  3. ^ Beamish, Mike (March 2, 2011). "Equality in sports? Women aren't there yet". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  4. ^ Wright, Daryn (May 18, 2018). "Lillian Coo". Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory. Canada's Early Women Writers. Retrieved March 14, 2023.


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