Bio:
Dr. Dickens St. Vil was inducted into the McGill Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
Born on Jan. 12, 1960, St. Vil graduated from McGill medical school in 1984.
He played three seasons for the soccer Redmen from 1981 to 1983 and set a McGill all-time record which stood for six years with 29 career goals.
He earned all-conference honours each year and was voted a CIAU All-Canadian in his last two campaigns. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound striker had a long stride and deceptive speed. He led McGill to back-to-back national championships in 1981 and 1982 and was voted to the All-Tournament team at the CIAU championships in 1982 and 1983.
His most prolific season was in 1982 when he received the Bill Searles Trophy as team MVP after winning the CIAU scoring title with a McGill record of 18 goals in 12 league games. His knack for scoring key goals made headlines in Soccer America, a USA weekly publication.
In 1983, he again led the Redmen and tied for the Quebec conference scoring race with seven goals in 10 games, going on to capture the Forbes Trophy as McGill athlete of the year in 1983-84.
Dr. Dickens St. Vil was born on Jan. 12, 1960 and graduated from McGill medical school in 1984. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound striker had a long stride and deceptive speed.
He set a McGill all-time record with 29 career goals over three seasons for the soccer Redmen from 1981 to 1983. Now, two decades later, he sits fourth among McGill's all-time scoring leaders.
St. Vil earned conference all-star honours each of his three years and was voted All-Canadian in his last two campaigns. He led the Redmen to back-to-back national championships in 1981 and 1982 and was voted to the CIAU All-Tournament team at the national championships in 1982 and 1983.
His most prolific season was in 1982 when he received the Bill Searles Trophy as team MVP after winning the national scoring title with a McGill single-season record of 18 goals in 12 conference games.
He developed a reputation for scoring key goals in post-season play. In 1982, he tallied twice in the Quebec conference championship game, a 4-1 win over Concordia. The next week, he netted the winning goal in a 2-0 CIAU semifinal victory over UNB and he assisted on the winner (by Hasham Abdel Rahman) in the national championship game, a 1-0 victory over Victoria. His exploits made headlines in Soccer America, a weekly publication in the USA.
In 1983-84, St. Vil again led the Redmen in goals and tied for the Quebec conference scoring race with seven goals in 10 games and he went on to capture the Forbes Trophy as McGill male athlete of the year. He also set a McGill all-time record for most career goals in regular season play with 18 in 52 career games over three seasons, which stood for six years until broken by John Hayward who played five years. In addition, St. Vil set a McGill record for most career playoff goals with three, which was broken in 1986. He currently ranks fifth among the team's all-time playoff scoring leaders.
Currently a pediatric surgeon at Ste-Justine Hospital, where he specializes in tropical diseases, St. Vil was invited by the Montreal Expos in 1998 to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in a game.
Honours
Forbes Trophy (1982-83)
Won the Forbes Trophy in 1982-83 as McGill’s Male Athlete of the Year.
Conference Athlete of the Week (1982-83)
Honour Roll
CIS Athlete of the Week (1982-83)
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All-Canadian (1982-83)
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Conference All-star (1982-83)
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Conference Scoring Leader (1982-83)
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