05/27/2026
🏆 Congratulations to Otto Huber — Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2026! 🏆
We are incredibly proud to celebrate one of Saskatchewan's most remarkable athletes, Otto Huber, as he is inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2026!
Otto's story is one of resilience, determination, and an unrelenting passion for sport. Born in Lipton, Saskatchewan, Otto never picked up a golf club in the first three decades of his life. In 1960, a hunting accident took his sight. Rather than letting that define his limits, Otto faced his new reality head-on — earning a Certificate of Personnel and Business Administration from the University of Regina, and building a 33-year career with the CNIB.
It was the encouragement of his wife and children that first put a club in Otto's hands. What followed was nothing short of extraordinary.
⛳ A Career That Spanned the Globe
Over 40 years of competitive blind golf, Otto became one of the most decorated blind golfers in Canadian history. He won the Saskatchewan provincial blind golfers' tournament seven times (1974–2007) and competed at provincial, regional, national, and international levels.
Some of his most remarkable achievements include:
🥇 1995 British Blind Golf Open Championship — Won in Portsmouth, England
🥇 U.S. Blind Golfers Association (USBGA) Senior Division Championship — Won in 2002 (Texas), 2003 (Oregon), and 2007 (Pennsylvania) — all in his seventies
🥈 1995 Blind Golf Japan Open Championship — Runner-up in Gifu, Japan
🥇 Multiple Western Canadian Blind Golfers Association titles, including first place in Tsawwassen, BC in 1976 — where he posted his lifetime personal best score of 98
🥇 BC Games for the Disabled — First place in 1995 and 1996
🥇 RP Swing for Sight Championship — First place in 1991, 1993, and 1994 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
🤝 A Leader On and Off the Course
Otto didn't just compete — he built the sport. He served as President of the Canadian Blind Golfers Association (Western Division) from 1980 to 1990, organizing tournaments across western Canada and tirelessly promoting blind golf. He also organized the first CNIB Charity Golf Classic in Regina/Saskatchewan in 2000, a fundraising event that continues across the province to this day.
For his extraordinary service to his community and the Lions organization, Otto was honoured with the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award — the highest award in Lionism, recognizing his commitment to serving the world.
🎖️ Already a Hall of Famer
Otto was previously inducted into the Saskatchewan Golf Hall of Fame in 2018, where he became only the second blind golfer ever enshrined — a testament to a legacy that has long deserved national recognition.
Today, that legacy reaches its rightful place in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
Otto Huber is proof that sport has no limits. His courage, humility, and lifelong dedication to blind golf have inspired countless athletes — sighted and visually impaired alike. Congratulations, Otto! Saskatchewan is proud of you. 🌾⛳
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