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Pinball Clemons leads Canada's Sports Hall of Fame class of 2016

Pinball Clemons carries the ball in a 1996 practice.

Michael (Pinball) Clemons wrote the accompanying intro nine years ago, when Doug Flutie became the first non-Canadian inductee to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

It was Clemons' turn Tuesday. The Florida native and Toronto Argos footballer and executive who with his wife Diane officially became a Canadian citizen last year is among the Hall of Fame's Class of 2016 that will be feted Nov. 1 in Toronto.

Along with Clemons, the inductees this year are:

Bryan Trottier, the centre and captain of the New York Islanders team that won four successive Stanley Cups from 1980 to 1983, then two more Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Stephanie Dixon, a three-time Paralympian and winner of 19 medals, including seven gold, at the Sydney 2000, Athens '04 and Beijing '08 Paralympics.

Sue Holloway, the only Canadian to represent the country in Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year. In 1976, Holloway competed in cross-country skiing at the Innsbruck Games and in canoe sprint at Montreal in the summer. She went on to win a silver and bronze in canoe sprint at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Colleen Jones, winner of six Canadian curling championships and a two-time world champion.

Annie Perreault, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in short-track speed skating.

Frank Hayden, into the builders' category, for his research at the University of Toronto that led to the establishment of the Special Olympics.