It is with great sadness that the department of recreation and athletic acknowledges the passing of Dr. Ed Enos who made significant contributions for more than 20 years to athletics at Concordia University and one of its founding institutions, Loyola College.
He died of heart failure early Tuesday at the age of 72.
Enos was appointed Director of Athletics at Loyola in 1965 and immediately launched a progressive and wide-ranging program. When Loyola and Sir George Williams University merged in 1974 he became Concordia’s first athletic director. Under his leadership, the name Stingers became one of the most respected in Canadian interuniversity competition. During his tenure a comprehensive intramural program was initiated and the Loyola Sports Hall of Fame was established. He was inducted into this same hall of fame as a builder in 1998.
An acclaimed innovator and academic, his accomplishments extend beyond university athletics. He was a Founding Chairman of the Concordia Department of Exercise Science, as an Associate Professor of the department, a former Assistant Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, and a member of Concordia’s first Senate.
Perhaps his greatest legacy is successfully persuading Canadians and countless others that there were better and healthier ways to run our lives.
Enos is survived by his wife Janice and their three children ¬ Ed Jr., Michael and Laurie, and grandchildren.
