Charles Tator inducted Into the Sports Hall of Fame

Dr. Tator is a world renowned expert on sports concussions and spinal cord injury, prevention and treatment research. He is an advocate for stronger regulations around head shots in hockey and his laboratory was the first in Canada to study acute spinal cord injury. Dr. Tator founded ThinkFirst Canada in 1992, an organization that educates youngsters about safety, and helped develop the Canadian Brain and Nerve Health Coalition in 2002. Two years earlier, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.