1981 TRHS Football Team

Athlete Category: Football Dynasty
Inducted June 23, 2022

It’s been more than 40 years, but many area residents still have vivid memories of the days when the 1980 Tantramar Titans football team first brought the provincial championship home. And it didn’t take long for the Titans to find success again – the 1981 and ’82 teams continued to build upon that first victory and went back-to-back-to-back to nab provincial titles for three years running. The 1980-’82 squads certainly put Sackville on the map as a football town, which had primarily been known before those years for its prowess in the hockey arena. Tantramar, who had joined the league in 1972, had gone from being “blown off the field” in its first few seasons to provincial champions, the first non-Moncton area team to do so since the league was formed in 1961. Coached in those early days by the likes of Bruce McMillan, Chris Porter, Dave Jardine, Peter Estabrooks, Pat Lafford and Mark Bohan, and led by an outstanding group of standout players, many of whom moved on to play at the university level, the Titans of 1980, ‘81 and ‘82 dominated their opposition and were a serious force within the New Brunswick High School Football League.