Fisherman” a household name.
Sadly, Yvon died on January
6, 2007 two weeks after
suffering a stroke. Speaking
at his funeral, provincial
Premier Shawn Graham called
Durelle “the heart of the
community . . . a giant of a
man who leaves a legacy not
only for all of the province
| of New Brunswick, but for the
whole country.”
“50/50” highlights the
important contributions that
O’Ree and Durelle made to New
Brunswick’s sports heritage,
and how their success in
sport and their stories have
inspired others in their
| communities and far beyond.
Both men became sports
legends: underdogs who held
their own against the
stiffest competition around,
and emerged as cultural
icons.
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Acknowledgements:
We gratefully acknowledge
the support and assistance of
Robert Richard (Archiviste en
ethnologie acadienne, Centre
d'études acadiennes Anselme-
Chiasson), Jeanne Mance
Cormier (Curator, Musée
acadien, Moncton, NB) and
Tony Merzetti of the NB Film
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