Phyllis Bomberry

Phyllis "Yogi" Bomberry (1943 - January 3, 2019) was a Canadian softball catcher from southwestern Ontario.

Early life Phyllis Bomberry was born in 1943 in Ohsweken, Ontario. She was the second-oldest in a family of four brothers and two sisters from the First Nations of the Grand River Reserve, In 1960 and 1962, she and her team, the Ohsweken Mohawks, earned back to back Intermediate B Provincial Softball Women's Union Championships. Bomberry's talent was discovered and she was recruited to play for the Toronto Carpetland Senior A Team, which competed in the Ontario Senior Women's league. In 1967 and 1968, Bomberry and her team won back to back senior Canadian Women's Softball Championships.

Awards In 1969, Bomberry was the first female recipient of the Tom Longboat Award. In 2023 she was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.