He's already in the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame.
Dave Jenkins is about to be inducted again.
Confused? Don't be.
In 1998, Jenkins went into the hall as a member of the Molson Oldstylers lacrosse team, a club that won the 1974 Canadian senior B championship. Tonight, when the hall of fame holds its ninth induction ceremony, Jenkins will be enshrined as an individual for his lasting and significant contributions as a coach.
"It's awfully humbling," he said. "The important part about it is, we put Prince George lacrosse on the map with all the young fellas that I coached along the way. We did it in a way where the kids absolutely loved the game and they became 100 per cent committed to the game of lacrosse and they were awfully proud to represent Prince George.
"We rarely had more than 18 kids at any one time that could make the club -- and often less -- and every one of them gave themselves a chance when they were done to play at the junior A level, which I thought was wonderful for kids coming out of such a small centre," Jenkins added. "Because we're so far-removed from the hubs of lacrosse in Western Canada, we put on about ten thousand clicks every year. We wore out a lot of vehicles, made life-long friends and turned some young fellas into pretty good men today."
Jenkins, known as 'The Wall' from his goaltending days, started his coaching career in 1988. That year, he guided a bantam A2 team into the provincial championship tournament and was named minor coach of the year in the B.C. Lacrosse Association. Later, in 2003, Jenkins led the Prince George Casino Hollywood Posse to the junior B provincial crown and took them to the Founder's Cup national tournament in Port Coquitlam. There, the Posse turned heads by nearly beating the Ontario champions and then defeating Port Coquitlam 13-11 in overtime in the bronze-medal game. In that contest, Prince George forward Jeff Moleski -- now in his eighth season in the National Lacrosse League -- scored five goals and added five assists.
"We had great players on that team, totally committed kids, and I think that was the highlight [of my coaching career]," Jenkins said.
Three years later, Jenkins and his Prince George Posse bantam A2 team gave the city another provincial championship.
In total, Jenkins coached locally for more than two decades. He finally stepped away so he could spend more time with his family, including his grandchildren in Alberta.
Jenkins, now 69, insists there are other people in Prince George more deserving of hall of fame recognition than himself.
"I didn't even know my name was up for consideration, to be honest," he said. "But it's a real honour. I wear Prince George right on my sleeve all the time so, for me, it's tremendous."
The banquet starts at 6 p.m. at the Hart Community Centre. Other inductees are Dale McMann (softball coach), Sylvia Hausot (judo athlete), Lyle Dickieson (canoeist and speed skater) and Niilo Itkonen (cross-country skiing builder).
Also tonight, 12 outstanding youth athletes will be recognized for their accomplishments.
The guest speaker at the banquet is Stuart Ballantyne, CEO of the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
