Box 154, Tampico, IL 61283 www.tampicohistoricalsociety.com tampicohistoricalsociety@gmail.com President Joan Johnson, 815-438-7581 or garyjoan@thewisp.net Family History Coordinator, Denise McLoughlin 815-718-3617. He was also the owner of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for 10 years from 1978 to 1988, winning a Grey Cup championship in 1986. Things changed when Mr. Ballard became president and governor of the Maple Leafs in 1972. Other notable incidents and anecdotes during Ballard's time as majority owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens include:[1]. Most of the money was left to a charitable foundation. and spoke Slovakian as a first language. TAMPICO AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY - MUSEUM - FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY/RESEARCH CENTER 119 Main St., P. O. All told, the Leafs only had six winning seasons in Ballard's 18-plus seasons as majority owner, and never finished higher than third in their division in any format. Please. He first gained attention in the late 1960s on the football gridiron of his alma mater, Waterloo Lutheran (now Wilfrid Laurier University). [3], Ballard's greatest influence in this period was not on the ice, but on the financial performance of Maple Leaf Gardens. The Leafs barely made the playoffs in 1980, finishing five games below .500. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Anyone can read what you share. Harold Ballard Hurt Obituary Remember Harold Ballard Hurt. Learn more about merges. William. Showcase your loved one's life story with a featured obituary. James Harold Ballard (1934 - 2019) from Charlotte, NC. Harold Delk Jr. (2/22/23) BERTRAND, Mo. Failed to remove flower. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Burke Mortuary of Maiden Inc. Latest Obituaries. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.33, Penguin Books. Drag images here or select from your computer for Harold Ballard memorial. Dr. Henry Harold Ballard, age 79, of Grand Prairie, Texas passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. When an outraged Bassett complained, Ballard demanded $3,500 for use of the lights. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. He trained at OCAD in fine arts. Although she and Harold never married, Yolanda had her name legally changed. ''I thought we were both going to get arrested. Keon was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). There is only one Mrs. Ballard and that was my mother (Dorothy, who died in 1969), said Bill Ballard, who was found of guilty of assaulting Yolanda in 1989 and fined $500. William Tyndall Sr. 1964 - 2023 William Paul Tyndall Sr., of Enid, died Monday afternoon, February 27, 2023, after an extended series of illnesses related to diabetes. According to Ballard's lawyer, his estate was worth less than $50 million. CPI had an exclusive arrangement with the arena, which left most rival promoters out in the cold. When he relented, Yolanda knowing he had also spent time behind bars, for fraud in 1972 reportedly broke the ice by saying: Weve got something in common. JEAN BALLARD OBITUARY. The Marlies won the Memorial Cup in 1955their first championship in 26 yearsand repeated the feat the following season. She was a canning manager and was a. Mr. Ballard opposed hockey games against teams from the Soviet Union, calling the Russians ''parasites and barnacles who steal our money.'' Soon, they were a couple. Commented former Leafs' captain, Ballard had special gold medals made up for the Canadian team, after they were expelled from the, At the same postgame show, Ballard proceeded to get into an on-air argument with Dick Beddoes, which involved Beddoes saying Ballard would be better suited to guessing weights at the, For his 85th birthday party, Ballard invited Hunt, who was then with the, Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 17:05. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. She fought with Ballard's family and partners over Ballard's estate following his death. Soon after taking over as majority owner, he forced out several longtime front-office personnel and replaced them with his own men. A year later, they moved to the Gardens. The court awarded her $91,000.[32]. Ballard is buried at Park Lawn Cemetery in Toronto with his wife Dorothy. After a brief stay at Kingston Penitentiary, he was moved to a minimum-security facility that was part of Millhaven Institution. Bill Ballard died of cancer on March 13 at the age of 67. A memorial service for Henry will be held Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at The Chandelier Room of Singing Hills, 6221 University Hills Blvd., Dallas, TX 75241. In 1957, Ballard moved up to the Maple Leafs as a member of a committee chaired by Stafford Smythe which oversaw hockey operations after Conn Smythe stepped down as general manager and Hap Day was pushed out of the Leafs organization. Hough relented, and the broadcast went on as scheduled. Kingfisher County District Court prosecutors charged Ballard in March with two misdemeanor charges - carrying a firearm while under the influence of alcohol and public intoxication. Toronto became a laughingstock of the. Robert A. Ballard, 82, of Mount Joy and formerly of Landisville, passed away on Thanksgiving, November 24, 2016, at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA. Robert was the loving husband. As a young man, he loved working with horses on his aunt and uncles farm. However, hostility to Ballard's overture from the Toronto Argonauts (then owned by Ballard's former partner John Bassett) ensured it never went anywhere. A social media post showed video of what appears to be the shooting. On the hot summer day of one of the concerts, Ballard ordered the building's heat turned up, shut off the water fountains, and also delayed both of the concerts for over an hour. [2] Just after the advent of colour television in Canada, the Maple Leafs installed a new lighting system. What if John Bassett had been able to buy Harold Ballards shares in the Maple Leafs? He moved to the United States to be with his future wife in 2002. October 12, 1925 - November 25, 2016 Salem, Virginia Set a Reminder for the Anniversary of Harold's Passing. David Michael Keon (born March 22, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.He played professionally from 1960 to 1982, including 15 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986. However, due to playing in a division where no team cracked the 90-point barrier, they still made the playoffs. In an obituary published in the Star and Globe and Mail, the family wrote: Mother always referred to Harold as the love of her life and sadly never seemed to be able to get past his passing. Ballard was pulled from the water unconscious, but one of his friends died. Bill was born in Saint John on July 25th, 1951, son of the late Harold and Florence (nee Keir) Ballard. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Often he was the guest of Mr. Ballard at the arena's private Hot Stove Lounge, where Mr. Ballard awed all with his epic bouts of dining. Around that time, the Leafs had made it as far as the Stanley Cup semifinals in 1978, losing to the two-time defending champions Montreal Canadiens. [6] During the time Harold was in prison, his son Bill managed the Maple Leaf Gardens. "He was a bit of a silent runner," Mr. Cohl says. Follow Brad Wheeler on Twitter: @BWheelerglobeOpens in a new window. During his tenure as owner of the Tiger-Cats, Ballard for a short time had the Tiger-Cats logo painted at centre ice of Maple Leaf Gardens in place of the blue Maple Leaf. As a young man-about-town in Toronto's version of the Roaring Twenties, Mr. Ballard participated in speed-skating competitions, raced motorboats and drove a Pierce-Arrow. [25] After the Tiger Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts in the 1986 Eastern Final, Ballard said "You guys may still be overpaid, but after today, no one can call you losers. Preceded in death by his parents, William Wallace and Carrie Buford (Pinkard) Hurt; brother, William ("Bill") Wallace, Jr.; and sister, Frances Hurt. He would coach one more game, for the senior Marlies, during the 1950 Allan Cup final, after head coach Joe Primeau's father died. Search above to list available cemeteries. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. [10] After the season, where the Maple Leafs were swept in the quarterfinals by the Canadiens, Ballard fired general manager Jim Gregory, replacing him with his predecessor, Punch Imlach. In 1940, he became a member of the Maple Leafs Hockey Team organization, was a senior executive in 1957, became part-owner of the team in 1961 and was majority owner from February 1972 until his death at age 86. He would entertain at his Thunder Beach cottage on Georgian Bay, where annually he would lead a trail of boats to Killarney, Ont. In the Olympic Village, Mr. Ballard stole an Olympic flag and brought it home as a souvenir. Ballard used the opportunity to name himself acting general manager and hold talks with Sittler, and the two agreed that Sittler would return to the team for the 198081 season. While it provided a clearer picture for fans, it caused a very sharp glare that distracted players. You saw the seeds of a great promoter. Or, as The Globe and Mail's Stephen Brunt once put it, "a silver-spoon kid with survival instincts." Along with Parent, Rick Ley, Jim Harrison, Brad Selwood, and Guy Trottier all left the Leafs for the WHA before the 197273 season, as did some minor league prospects in the Leafs' system as well as the team's minor league coach, Marcel Pronovost. Ex-Leaf Doug Gilmour looks back at the Wayne Gretzky high stick in 1993 and sees the worst officiated game you can imagine, Inside the trade of Blue Jays batting champion John Olerud, a deal former GM Gord Ash would like to have back, The Toronto Star and thestar.com, each property of Toronto Star David Blaine Steele, born in Titusville, PA on February 25, 1963, passed away February 24, 2023 one day before his 60th birthday. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. In the end, they reportedly settled on somewhere between $2 million and $5 million in total, plus two seats at the Gardens. This became clear when the arena was dim for the first game. Ballard booked The Beatles on each of their three North American tours from 19641966. His father was Toronto Maple Leafs hockey mogul Harold Ballard. He often fought with league authorities, his employees, the news media, the fans and his children, often chuckling as he moved from battle to battle. ''She never gave me anything. Burial Date: March 6, 2023. Weve updated the security on the site. At the time, Mr. Finkelstein lived in apartment building directly behind Maple Leaf Gardens, as did musicians Murray McLauchlan and Gordon Lightfoot. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Year should not be greater than current year. At the same time, Hockey Canada and the NHL Players Association had negotiated an agreement to hold an eight-game tournament between Canadian professional hockey players and the top players from the Soviet Union. For example, when the roof leaked, he did little more than order plastic sheets to catch the rainwater. Harold left Yolanda $50,000 a year in his will, but she also wanted a lump sum, part ownership of the family cottage and $12,000 for their dog, TC Puck. Years later, he told friends that someone eventually stole it from him. Once you find the obituary you are looking for, you can get important information about upcoming services, share a favorite photo or memory, and send flowers or gifts to the family. We are constantly trying to improve our data and make the search for obituaries as easy as possible. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Harold Ballard (10477)? Many fans consider the Ballard era to be the darkest period in team history, even after winning four Stanley Cups in the 1960s. However, he insisted on receiving compensation for Keon, and set the price so high that potential suitors shied away, in effect preventing Keon from joining another NHL team. Harold Ballard Jr., son of the late owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is very self-deprecating, but that doesn't mean he isn't astute or insightful. After being threatened with a large fine, Ballard "complied" by putting the names in blue letters on the Leafs' blue road jerseys, and in white on their white home jerseys, making them unreadable. He was 86. Failed to report flower. We have set your language to After Ballard's release from prison, he had an apartment built at the Gardens facing Church Street where he would live through most of the year, while spending summers at his cottage near Lafontaine, Ontario in the Thunder Beach community. At age 68, Ballard won a battle with Stafford's family and bought his shares, giving him a 60 percent controlling interest in the Gardens. Yolanda Ballard, the former companion of crusty Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard who became a central figure in the circus surrounding the franchise in the 1980s and 90s, has died. Make sure that the file is a photo. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Beloved husband of the late Joan McKee (nee Buss). However, this was largely because Ballard was unwilling to increase the payroll in order to improve the on-ice product, despite playing in the fourth-largest market. [9], During the 197879 season, with the Leafs struggling to make the playoffs, Ballard fired the team's popular head coach, Roger Neilson, against the wishes of the players. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (1977) and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1987). [24] Federal Labour Minister John Munrofrom Hamiltonled an unsuccessful campaign against the deal, while Bassett, having sold the Argos to William R. Hodgson by this time, was also unable to intervene. Well, you added Yolanda to the mix and it actually did get more colourful, recalled Bob Stellick, who worked for the Leafs on the business side in the late 80s and compared the relationship to Archie and Edith Bunker from the old sitcom All In The Family.. "It's the same," he said, "as human beings in business.". Off the ice, the Maple Leafs under Ballard were one of the league's most financially successful teams. He was accused by the Crown attorney of using funds from Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. to pay for renovations to his home on Montgomery Rd., in Etobicoke. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. The singer was nearing 40 years old and working at The Toronto Sun when he embarked on a performing career. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. I was afraid. Harold Ballard, the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League and a man described by his team's fact book as ''one of the most loved and hated men in Canada,'' died. Find the obituary of Rev. Titanic, will be the featured speaker at the 2023 CAS Spring Meeting, May 7-10, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.. Best known for his 1985 discovery of the Titanic, Ballard has succeeded in tracking down numerous other significant . Angered that the WHA was literally in his backyard, the elder Ballard made the Toros' lease terms as onerous as possible. A year later, they staged a proxy war to regain control of the board. There was a problem getting your location. Ballard was a sports enthusiast from a young age and began running hockey teams in Toronto in the early 1930s. "If you can call a Chevrolet a Chev, why can't you call a Japanese a Jap?" The family requests donations to the Alzheimer Society in lieu of flowers. He was convicted of fraud and sent to Millhaven Institution. Early in their relationship, the pair travelled to the Cayman Islands and met dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth II and former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, as well as performers such as opera star Luciano Pavarotti. This browser does not support getting your location. ABBOTT, Harold M; 85; Indianapolis IN; 2007-May-6; Harold Abbott . He also removed the cushions from the home bench for Toros' games (he told an arena worker, "Let 'em buy their own cushions!") She was indeed because I personally witnessed it Harolds companion always.. Born to Fred and Merleen Steele, David grew up in Pennsylvania and New Mexico. This article was published more than 8 years ago. Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. As Imlach was preparing to trade Sittler to the Quebec Nordiques, he had a heart attack in August and was hospitalized. Yolanda was born Jan. 3, 1933 in Fort William, Ont. By the time Yolanda walked into Harolds life in 1983, she had done jail time for perjury and been married once to a lawyer, then divorced. In Toronto, one of the most British of Canadian cities, with downtown streets named ''King'' and ''Queen,'' a large picture of Queen Elizabeth used to hang in Maple Leaf Gardens. They would not post a winning record again in Ballard's lifetime, going a franchise-record 13 consecutive seasons without a winning record. When Hockey Night in Canadas president, Ted Hough, balked at Ballard's demands just before a broadcast, Ballard grabbed a fireman's ax and threatened to cut the TV cable unless Hough agreed to pay. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. The Leafs and North Stars both played in the Norris Division, which was extremely weak that year; the Red Wings were the only team with a winning record. 0 cemeteries found in Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada. The executors of Ballard's will were Steve Stavro, Don Giffin and Don Crump. When she didnt travel with the team, she would arrange for suitable food to be sent to Harolds hotel room, ensuring the diabetic would eat well. - Margaret Mae Hernandez, 85, of Dearborn, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at her home. On November 15, 2019, . "Silent runner or not, an incident in 1989 put Mr. Ballard in the public arena, where the light was not always flattering. She was led to the Lord by her grandfather at the age of 10 and dedicated her life to Christ at . Oops, we were unable to send the email. Mary Heuring (2/21/23) The WHA had insisted on bringing in all three of its surviving Canadian teams, meaning revenue from CBC telecasts now had to be split six ways rather than three. In July 1979, Ballard brought his longtime friend, Imlach, back to the organization as general manager. Following the 1930 racing season, the Yacht Club sponsored a senior team in the Ontario Hockey Association called the Toronto National Sea Fleas. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. His death set off a feeding frenzy that had already been begun over the iconic properties he controlled: the Toronto Maple Leafs and. Under Day and Ballard, the Nationals won the Memorial Cup at the end of the 193536 season. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Ballard's children - Harold Jr., William and Mary Elizabeth Flynn - and his longtime companion, Yolanda Ballard, had visited him earlier Wednesday. Show your support Send Flowers Harold Ballard, hockey executive (born 30 July 1903 in Toronto, ON; died 11 April 1990 in To-ronto, ON). Imlach never returned to work and his contract was allowed to expire. Cool as a cucumber she says, Youre going to get you blankety blank a-- out of this car or youre going to have a hole that I can put a football through from here to East Lansing., She just knew what to do at the right time.. In Ballard's last 13 seasons, they only finished above fourth once and won only two playoff series. rights reserved. The foothold was Maple Leaf Gardens, which was Toronto's lone venue for large winter events. Thanks for your help! It was the second time in three years that they had made the playoffs despite finishing with a winning percentage below .400. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Echovita is an archive of public obituaries and death notices to keep you informed about people who have passed away in your. One particular weekend, he said, Michigan beat rival Michigan State and the local students were going wild, which stalled traffic. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. He finished his sentence at a halfway house in Toronto, and was paroled in October 1973 after serving a third of his sentence. As this year's Maple Leaf press guide put it, ''He continues to defy his critics and dumbfound his detractors by basically just doing whatever he pleases, regardless of what anyone else thinks. Priestley, the narrator and director of "Offside: the Harold Ballard Story, wants Canadians to draw their own conclusions on the irascible sports magnate who also owned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. But Ballard did not take the unproven WHA seriously as a competitor and so was outbid on the services of several players in the Leafs organization. Oops, something didn't work. To order copies of [25] In 1986, Ballard publicly called the Tiger Cats a bunch of overpaid losers. Bill MacMillan Jr., who said he was estranged from his mother at the time of her death, recalled how protective his five-foot little nothing mom could be. New York, U.S., State Census, 1905. Review. You can search by first or last name, state and publication date. The Leafs defeated the Red Wings in the final game of the season, and backed into the playoffs when the Stars lost their final game hours later. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Conn Smythe later claimed that he believed he was only selling his shares to his son, but it is very unlikely that Stafford could have acquired the millions he needed to buy the Leafs on his own. Sittler will stay put at least this season," Ken McKee. He will be remembered by many because of his father, and for his partnership in CPI's revolutionary development of the live music industry and associations with legendary acts such as the Who, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones. HAROLD BALLARD OBITUARY HAROLD BALLARD III "Bo" Gary, Indiana Age 19 passed away Monday, December 4, 2006. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. The storied arena fell into disrepair during Ballard's tenure. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Many years ago, a young Bill Ballard and his brother, Harold Ballard Jr., presented their father with a pair of piranhas in an aquarium for Christmas. "He would eat enough fried calamari for four people, and then order something else.". cemeteries found in Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada will be saved to your photo volunteer list. As an aide to the Canadian Olympic hockey team in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928, he carried the national flag in the opening ceremonies. Nevertheless, they still qualified for the playoffs under the playoff format in use at the time. Try again later. Phone: (828) 428-2460 Fax: (828) 428-4154 1101 East Maiden Road, P.O. She could dine with the Queen of England at night and the next morning be busting it with any kind of maintenance person, Gord Stellick recalled.
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