An outstanding athlete and coach, he started his sporting career as a team player for the New Waterford Strands in the early 1930's and shortly after on to coaching.

Under his initiative, the first ladies basketball team in New Water- ford was formed.

In the 1936-37 season, Jack coached the Junior Strands to the Maritime Title and in the 1937-38 season to the Nova Scotia Title. In the 1938 season, the Strands Intermediate Team were Maritime Champs and lost to the Ottawa Grads in the Canadian finals. Jack joined the Navy in 1942 where he served for four years as a Phys. Ed. Instructor. In 1945, he returned to coach the In- termediate Strands to a Maritime Title.

In the 1946-47 season, the Strands were the Maritime and Cana- dian Intermediate Champs and were duly recognized for this by being inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame.

In the 1947-48 season, the Strands lost out in the Canadian finals in Montreal.

Jack has coached many youth teams and has contributed great- ly to the overall development of basketball in New Waterford. The New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic is honored to have the "Jack MacKenzie Division" in the 1986 Tournament.

Marshall Desveaux has often been recognized as one of New Waterfords finest all round athletes. He started his basketball career at the Strand at the age of 14 under the tutelage of Jack MacKenzie. Marshall played many years with the championship "Strand" teams of that era, highlighted with their Canadian Title Win in 1946-47. Marshall also excelled in baseball and hockey. In hockey, he held his own with many great players of his era. He played with NHL stars Bingo Campman and Turk Broda when he was in the army.

"Duffy" as he is affectionatly called, is largely responsible for keeping basketball alive in the community many years after his playing days. During the years 1958-1970 he coached the New Waterford Strands to seven Nova Scotia and five Maritime Senior titles. Mr. Desveaux still maintains an active interest in basket- ball coaching the "AA" girls team at Breton Education Centre. The Coal Bowl is honored to have The "Marshall Desveaux Division" in the 1986 Tournament.