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Gil Collins Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island UPEI Home Future Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts SuckerfishHome Campus Recreation & Club Sports Athletics Facilities Schedule & Scores Athlete of the Week Contact Us Partnerships Box Office Recruitment Panther Sport TeamsMens Soccer Womens Soccer Womens Rugby Field Hockey Mens Basketball Womens Basketball Mens Hockey Womens Hockey Swimming Gil CollinsMain NavigationAthletics Headlines UPEI Athletes Only Sports Centre Programs Sports Centre Hours Fitness and Wellness UPEI Sports Hall of Fame Summer Camps Student Athletic Council 2004Inductee SDU 19571962Accepting on Gil Collins behalf was his son MattIn 1958 the game of football made its debut on the St Dunstans campus and Gil Collins was at the helm of the fledgling Saints The 61 180pound quarterback from Regina led the Saints to instant and surprising respectability serving as both Field Marshall and Assistant Coach to AJ MacAdam Collins brought experience with Canadian football from Saskatchewan to the SDU campus where rugby had been the only form of football for generations The first years of a new sport can be lean ones but that was not the case with football In their first season the SDU squad was successful in their exhibition games and placed third in the League quite an accomplishment for a group of rookies in a new sport In the 1959 season the SDU squad directed by Collins won the title beating Mount Allison 391 in the championship game The accounts of the game detail how Collins smoothly manipulated his squad into scoring position again and again They also beat St Marys and Acadia that year while losing to Mount AIn 1960 the Atlantic University Football League was established and for the next two seasons the SDU squad continued to achieve success In 1960 St Dunstans won the Little Purdy Cup emblematic of the championship of the B division of the League In 1961 the SDU football squad continued to advance playing the juggernaut from St Francis Xavier to a standstill losing just 97 with Collins a dominating presence according to an eyewitness accountThe SDU Red & White described Collins as a smooth ball handler and a cool head he is the main driving force behind the Saints Collins was a twosport star also playing an effective role with the SDU basketball team during his University years UPEI Hall Of Fame Inductees2008Dick Tingley Dr William Bill Stanish Janet Rogers UPEI Mens Basketball 19851986 2006Dr Frank Garrity Dr Kathie McNally Richard Little 20051983 UPEI Mens Soccer Panthers Brian Chandler Dave Shellington Libby OBrien (Baldwin) Mike Lyriotokis 20041952 SDU Rugby Team Debbie WhiteLamont Ed Hilton Gil Collins Wilfred MacDonald ...