John was born in Guelph, Ontario on October 28, 1935, and at the time  of his election to the Hall he was living in Collingwood, with his wife Betsy  and their three children.

Following his schooling at Guelph, Teeswater, Wingham and the University of
Western Ontario, John moved to Collingwood in 1962.

Reasons for naming John to the Hall of Fame are many and as a builder he rates high
with all of the others in the Hall. A summary of the work and dedication of this man to Collingwood is seen in the following:

– Member of the executive of the Collingwood Ski Club

– Director of the Collingwood  Blue Mountain Golf and Country Club

– Director of the Collingwood Senior hockey club

– Director of the Collingwood Intermediate hockey club

– Manager of the all-Ontario 1974 Collingwood Juvenile hockey championship team

– Coach of many teams at Collingwood Collegiate Institute

–  Chairman of the Collingwood Sports Hall of Fame and principle in the building
of the Collingwood Sports Hall of Fame room

– Co-chairman of many Collingwood Summerfest Slo-Pitch Tournaments.

John Freudeman was inducted into the Collingwood Sports Hall of Fame on June 20,
1992, in the Builders’ category.