Bruce Kidd

Bruce Kidd, OC (born July 26, 1943) is a Canadian academic, author, and athlete.

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he was a member of the University of Toronto track and field team. He won 18 national senior championships in Canada, the United States, and Britain. He won a gold (in the 6 Miles event) and bronze medal (in the 3 Miles event) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and was a member of the Canadian 1964 Summer Olympics team (competing in the Men's 5000 metres and scheduled to start in the Men's marathon). He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy in 1965 from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts in Adult Education in 1968 from the University of Chicago. He also received a Master of Arts in History in 1980 and a Ph.D. in History in 1990 from York University.

A documentary film about him, entitled Runner, was produced and directed by Don Owen and narrated by the great poet W. H. Auden

In 1970, he joined the University of Toronto as a lecturer. He was appointed an Assistant Professor in 1973 and an Associate Professor in 1979. In 1991, he was appointed a Professor. He was formerly Director of the School of Physical and Health Education and Acting Director of the Department of Athletics and Recreation. He is currently a Professor of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health.

He is a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee.

Awards and honours

• In 1961 and 1962, he was the Canadian Press' Athlete of the Year.
• In 1961, he awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy.
• In 1966, he was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame as an athlete.
• In 1968, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
• In 1988, he was inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame.
• In 1994, he was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame as a builder. (He is the only person to have been twice elected to this hall of fame).
• In 2004, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for having "devoted his life to eradicating sexism and racism in sporting communities around the world". ^[1]

Selected bibliography

• The Death of Hockey (with John Mcfarlane, 1972)
• The Political Economy of Sport (1979)
• Tom Longboat (1980)
• Hockey Showdown (1980)
• Who's a Soccer Player (1980)
• Athletes' Rights in Canada (with Mary Eberts, 1982)
• The Struggle for Canadian Sport (1996), winner of the North American Society of Sport History book prize.

References

• "Canadian Who's Who 1997 profile". http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=kerr&t=49376&d=2329. Retrieved March 21, 2006. 
• "University of Toronto faculty biography". Archived from the original on February 14, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060214124224/http://www.ac-fpeh.com/academic/faculty/bio.php?id=35. Retrieved March 21, 2006.