Home-town sporting hero honoured
Friends and family joined Gaye Bezzant in Duke St today, to help unveil the new plaque.
Gaye Bezzant has enjoyed national and international sporting success her whole life.
But the Cambridge sporting super-star now has official home-town recognition as well.
Bezzant was officially inducted into Cambridge’s Sports Walk of Fame today, with her bronze plaque on Duke Street the 41st to be unveiled. The plaque, just outside Flooring Xtra, sits between polo star Jim Watson and Charlie Hunter, recognised for his contribution to harness racing.
Others included in the Sports Walk of Fame represent Olympians and national and international representatives in codes including rowing, roller hockey, basketball, netball, rugby, squash, cycling and more.
Bezzant, who has lived in the Cambridge area her whole life, was an international soft-ball representative from 1955-1965, including a stint as vice-captain in the 1964-65 season. She has represented Waikato in softball, netball, basketball and golf and was a well-respected coach across a number of codes. At 85, she continues to play golf today and is the first new person to be inducted into the Sports Walk of Fame since 2018.
More information about Walks of Fame in both Cambridge and Te Awamutu here.
