Ken Winslade is one of UBC’s all-time basketball greats and is also considered one of the lower mainland’s best city administrators.
A native of New Westminster, Ken graduated from UBC Physical Education as the top student of his 1960 class. Not only a top student during his five years at UBC but also an All-Star guard with both the UBC Jayvees and Thunderbirds. In 1959/60 Winslade was labelled a “demon on defense” yet emerged as the Western Canada scoring champion earning league MVP honours. The following season the UBC captain was again both scoring champion and league MVP, compiling twice as many votes as his nearest rival.
The ‘Birds these two years fashioned a combined 23-1 record with Winslade winning the 1961 Bobby Gaul Award as UBC’s male athlete of the year.
Since attaining his Masters Degree from UBC, specializing in recreation, Ken has been a high school teacher and coach, the Recreation Director for the City of New Westminster, the city’s Administrator of Parks and Recreation and the City Administrator for New Westminster.
Ken has also been an active volunteer with the BC High School Boys Basketball Association serving over 20 years as its Tournament Championship Director and as Assn. Executive Director.
In 1996 Winslade was inducted into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame and in 2006 inducted into the Basketball BC Hall of Fame.
Written by Fred Hume, UBC Historian
