jan 8, 1954 - Lionel Conacher 1954
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Nick named "The big Train" was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championships in numerous sports. His first passion was football, he was a member of the 1921 Grey cup champion Toronto Argonauts. He won a memorial cup in 1920 in hockey, and won the Stanley cup twice with Chicago Black-hawks. In 1920 he won the Canadian light-heavy weight boxing competition.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 8, 1954
Now
~ 72 years ago