Brandon University Athletics

Neil Andrews' contributions to his community are legendary. For his efforts, Andrews will be inducted into the Wall of Fame posthumously.
 
A passion for sports was engrained in Andrews at a young age as he served as co-captain of the Elton Elks football team and skipped many curling teams during his days at Elton Collegiate.
 
After high school graduation in 1965, he played one season with the Brandon College Caps football team, while earning his teaching certificate.
 
Andrews and College Cap teammate Larrie Pilling coached the Brandon Krugers football team together and led the team to a runner-up finish for the league championship.
 
Andrews founded the Brandon Marlins in 1995, leading them to four Manitoba Senior Baseball League championships between 1999 and 2005. He also coached minor baseball in Brandon, and guided teams to gold medals at the western Canadians in 1988 and 1991. He was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
 
Andrews 'pride and joy' was Westbran Stadium. In 2007, the ballpark was renamed Andrews Field in his honour.
 
His other true sports love was curling. He was co-chair of the 1982 Brier in Brandon, served as chair of the 2004 provincial men's curling championship in the Wheat City and in 2008 was recognized with the Curler of Distinction award at the provincial men's championship.
 
Andrews was a two-time Manitoba senior men's curling champion. In 1999, he played third for Ron Wescott and the rink captured a national bronze medal. Andrews, Westcott and the rest of the team were all selected as all-stars in an unprecedented feat at the time.
 
In 2004, he captured his second senior men's provincial title, this time as skip. Neil, his brother Darryl, Jim Horn and Doug Carvey represented the Brandon Curling Club at the national championship.
 
Following his time at Brandon College, Andrews had a short tenure as a teacher before finding his true calling as a prominent businessman.
 
He formed Guild Insurance Brokers in 1990 and held the title of CEO. The Brandon Chamber of Commerce named Neil and his brother Darryl as Business Persons of the Year in 2007. 
 
Andrews passed away in 2007 at the age of 58 from a rare and fatal brain disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, but his legacy is everlasting on the sports community.