Harold Ballard American football player

Harold Edwin Ballard (July 30, 1903 – April 11, 1990) was a Canadian businessman and sportsman. Ballard was an owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) as well as their home arena, Maple Leaf Gardens. A member of the Leafs organization from 1940 and a senior executive from 1957, he became part-owner of the team in 1961 and was majority owner from February 1972 until his death. He was also the owner of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for 11 seasons, winning a Grey Cup championship in 1986. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (1977) and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1987).

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 30, 1903
Birth place
Toronto
Date of deathApril 11, 1990
Place of death
Toronto

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External resources

  1. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/2001/02/16/sayitaintso_mapleleafs
  2. http://www.cfhof.ca/page/ballardharold
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ballard&GSfn=harold&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=10477&
  4. http://www.hockeytraderumors.com/article3760.html