November 3, 2025 • 56 mins
1996 Atlanta Olympics Gold Medallist Glenroy Gilbert talks about that epic Saturday night in Georgia, his teammates Donovan Bailey, Bruny Surin, Robert Esmie, Carlton Chambers, his 1994 Lillehammer Olympic bobsledding experience, trying out for the San Francisco 49ers by catching passes from not future Hall of Fame quarterback Elvis Grbac, his ongoing relationship with teammate Ben Johnson and his rival Carl Lewis, meeting Prime Ministers Chrétien & Trudeau, LeBron James, Ronaldinho, Venus Williams, hanging out with Don Whittman and Brian Williams, and his ongoing coaching of Andre De Grasse and our Olympic athletes at Athletics Canada!
For more on Glenroy’s recent induction into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, please visit https://ontariosportshalloffame.com/
TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com
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