Hall of Fame
Tommy Loudon's athletic career included positions as the Boxing representative on the "gym team" from 1902-06, manager of the "gym team" (1904-05), and President of the "gym team" and manager of intermediate football in 1905-06.
In 1920, he organized the Varsity Rowing program and served as head coach through 1936, when the competition was suspended until 1963. Loudon's teams won eight intercollegiate championships. He was Canada's rowing coach at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games; Canada's entries won three silver medals in 1924 and a bronze medal in 1928. He served on the executive of the Canadian Association of Amateur Oarsmen from 1919 until 1949.
Loudon joined the U of T teaching staff in 1907 and later was Chairman of the Departments of Civil and Aeronautical Engineering, retiring in 1954. He served in the infantry in World War I, was an RCAF wing commander during World War II, and is regarded as one of the key figures in the development of aeronautical engineering in Canada.
In 1924 Loudon designed and supervised the construction of the east stands of Varsity Stadium, and in 1925-26 he designed Varsity Arena. He received an athletics First Colour in 1926 and a U of T "Gold T" in 1936. Loudon was a member of the men's Athletic Directorate from 1936-54 and its President from 1941-54, and from 1945-54 served as the U of T representative on the CIAU Board of Reference. He was President of the CIAU in 1946 and again from 1952-54.
In 1962, he was the first recipient of the T.R. Loudon Award, created by the Athletic Directorate, to honour "Outstanding Services in the Advancement of Athletics".
