Sir George Williams University represented Sir George Williams University. Shortly after Sir George Williams merged with Loyola College to create Concordia University in 1974, The Georgians and the Loyola Warriors were replaced by the Concordia Stingers. Sir George Williams University Sir George Williams University was a university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It merged with Loyola College to create Concordia University on August 24, 1974. In 1851, the first YMCA in North America was established on Ste-Helene street in Old Montreal. Beginning in 1873, the YMCA offered evening classes to allow working people in the English-speaking community to pursue their education while working during the
George Williams (racewalker) George Williams (racewalker) George Williams (1935 – 24 December 2016) was a British racewalking athlete. A top walker of his generation, he won the bronze medal in the 20 kilometres race walk at the inaugural 1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. He was one of three Britons to medal at the event, the others being Ken Matthews and Don Thompson – both went on to win Olympic titles. He retired from the sport in his twenties, though Paul Nihill (an Olympic and European medallist) credited Williams with his successful approach to training methods in the developing sport. Williams published an