Jay Sharrers made hockey history when he became the first Black linesman in the NHL in 1990. A little more than 10 years later, history repeated itself when he became the league's first Black referee in 2001.
Now, Sharrers is joining an elite group of athletes who have been inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. "It's almost surreal.
Obviously, being born and raised in British Columbia to be part of a group that has had so many people come before me that have meant so much to B.C.
Sports. It's a very big honour," he told CBC. The 55-year-old grew up in Hope, B.C., located about a two-hour drive east of Vancouver.
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