Shortly after, Ballard tried to buy the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from owner Michael DeGroote, but that offer was also rejected. In 1969, Ballard and Stafford Smythe were charged with tax evasion and accused of using Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. to pay for their personal expenses. Sittler was apparently untouchable as he had a no-trade clause in his contract and, through his agent Eagleson, had insisted on $500,000 to waive it. And so, at the age of 25, armed with a law degree from Osgoode, son Bill stepped in and became director and vice-president of Maple Leaf Gardens. ). The Marlies won the Memorial Cup in 1955their first championship in 26 yearsand repeated the feat the following season. ''If there's gold on that ship, it doesn't matter what flag you fly,'' Mr. Smythe said. As owner of the Tiger Cats, Ballard claimed to be losing a million dollars a year. As it turns out, he didn't win the brawl for the Toronto Maple Leafs. However, the Maple Leafs under Ballard were one of the league's most financially successful teams. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, Conversations are opinions of our readers and are subject to the. He was 86. They returned to Toronto where his father, English-born Sidney Eustace Ballard, founded Ballard Machinery Supplies Co., a sewing machine manufacturer, which at one point was one of Canada's leading manufacturers of ice skates (it went out of the business in the early 1930s, when the Canadian skate market was dominated by CCM). This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. In the early 1950s, Ballard hired his long-time friend Stafford Smythe, son of Leafs owner Conn Smythe, as managing director of the Marlboros. "He was a bit of a silent runner," Mr. Cohl says. In the early 1970s, Ballard made an application for a second Canadian Football League team to be based in Toronto, to play at Varsity Stadium. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Harold Otto Hallberg, age 89, of Jordan, MN, formerly of St. Paul, MN, passed peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at Oak Terrace Senior Living, in Jordan. Other notable incidents and anecdotes during Ballard's time as majority owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens include:[1]. Mr. Ballard never remarried, although he kept close company in recent years with Yolanda Ballard, who changed her name from MacMillan to Ballard in 1987. About a month later, Ballard and two friends from the Yacht club were hurled from a boat into a frigid Lake Ontario. The elder Ballard, shrewd and unshockable, approved of the slaughter, seeing it as allegorical. Two days later, Ballard asked Neilson to return, but with a paper bag over his head so as to conceal his identity. Ballard never forgave the WHA for this, and became the leader of the hardline faction of NHL owners who opposed any merger with the upstart league. She was 87. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Ballard refused, citing it as a threat to program sales. [25] In 1986, Ballard publicly called the Tiger Cats a bunch of overpaid losers. Keon never forgave Ballard for how he had been treated, and it was more than 20 years before he was reconciled with the Leafs. Ballard was a sports enthusiast from a young age and began running hockey teams in Toronto in the early 1930s. A love so deep only silence is fit to describ I thought you might like to see a memorial for Harold Ballard I found on Findagrave.com. He was born on February 28, 1945, in Astoria, Oregon. 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. Harold Edwin Ballard (born Edwin Harold Ballard, July 30, 1903 April 11, 1990) was a Canadian businessman and sportsman. The tour marked the end of Ballard's career as a full-time hockey coach. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Harold Ballard (10477)? His father was Toronto Maple Leafs hockey mogul Harold Ballard. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. That triggered a mutiny among some of the team's top players, who resigned from the squad in November. He finished his sentence at a halfway house in Toronto, and was paroled in October 1973 after serving a third of his sentence. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. "His own boat was called Midnight Mischief, and it was aptly named," says John McDermott, the successful Scottish-Canadian tenor. October 12, 1925 - November 25, 2016 Salem, Virginia Set a Reminder for the Anniversary of Harold's Passing. Harold Ballard. After the owners death in 1990, however, she was involved in a bitter dispute with Ballards children Bill, Mary Elizabeth and Harold Jr. over his estate. Harold met the love of his life, Anne Louise Dufek during his junior year. At age 54, Ballard was the oldest member of the group, which were otherwise all in their 30s and 40s. Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Ballard pleaded not guilty to all charges. In the end, they reportedly settled on somewhere between $2 million and $5 million in total, plus two seats at the Gardens. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. I think there was a genuineness (to her caring) about his welfare, Stellick said. For example, when the roof leaked, he did little more than order plastic sheets to catch the rainwater. You can always change this later in your Account settings. In 1965, he sold tickets for two Beatles concerts on the same day, although the contract called for only one. 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. 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. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Verify and try again. ''Harold is going aboard and get that gold.''. The Leafs, historically one of hockey's best franchises, gradually became one of its worst teams through the 1980's. William. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. 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 . It trained me to work for my dad.". AGE undefined Harold Ballard North Highlands, CA View Full Report Relatives Nilajay Butler Phone Address AGE 70s No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Ballard's application would have required the unanimous consent of the four Eastern Football Conference owners to have been approved under the rules in effect at the time. Funds were also used to renovate his Midland cottage, to rent limousines for his daughter's wedding in 1967, and to buy motorcycles for his sons (passing off the expense as hockey equipment for the Marlboros), as well as placing money belonging to the corporation into a private bank account that he controlled along with Stafford Smythe. I was afraid. - Margaret Mae Hernandez, 85, of Dearborn, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at her home. A celebration of life is planned for the Granite Club when pandemic restrictions are lifted. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Create an Obituary. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. In August, just weeks before the series began, Ballard was convicted on 47 of the charges. "He brought in televised boxing programs and he brought in basketball's Buffalo Braves for a few games of the NBA season. 30. While touring Europe, the Nationals were involved in several fights, both on the ice and off. Please enter your email and password to sign in. But Mr. Ballard became ill, called off the wedding and entered the hospital. Following the 1930 racing season, the Yacht Club sponsored a senior team in the Ontario Hockey Association called the Toronto National Sea Fleas. 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. [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. BROWN, NELLIE G., 95, of Eugene, Ore., died Thursday (Dec. 29, 1994) at HCA Oak Hill Hospital. The Marlboros lost the game but won the series and the championship. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Over the years, he continued to support his alma mater's Golden Hawks, and in 2009 he entered Laurier's Hall of Fame. 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. Shortly after taking control of the Leafs, Ballard stood trial on 49 counts of fraud, theft and tax evasion involving $205,000. 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. DEARBORN, Mo. Mr. Ballard's will may determine his heir and the next owner of the team and building. Forward to Family & Friends; Print; Contact Support; Upgrade; Death Certificates; Share This Obituary. Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.33, Penguin Books. Later that year, Ballard blocked Bassett's attempt to repurchase the Argos. I can see a lot of lawsuits flying around here. After Day became coach of the Leafs in 1940, he recommended Ballard to the Leaf organization to run the Toronto Marlboros, the senior and junior teams owned by the Leafs. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Nevertheless, they still qualified for the playoffs under the playoff format in use at the time. 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. In one instance, some time in the 1970s, the family of three along with sister Ana travelled regularly to Ann Arbor in a gold Cadillac to watch the University of Michigan football team. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Or, as The Globe and Mail's Stephen Brunt once put it, "a silver-spoon kid with survival instincts." Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Harold Ballard, hockey executive (born 30 July 1903 in Toronto, ON; died 11 April 1990 in To-ronto, ON). A system error has occurred. Make a life-giving gesture Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Learn more about managing a memorial . 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. He was so. He removed the Queen's picture to make room for more seats. Born Aug. 6, 1944, at Cairo, Illinois, to the late Harold Vance Delk Sr. and Mary Cogdill Delk, he had lived in Bertrand most of his life. Harold Ballard Hurt Obituary Remember Harold Ballard Hurt. His death set off a feeding frenzy that had already been begun over the iconic properties he controlled: the Toronto Maple Leafs and the building the team played in, Maple Leaf Gardens. This article was published more than 8 years ago. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Mr. Ballard married a minister's daughter, Dorothy Higgs, who died in 1969. Caught between a great inheritance in the sports world and an artistic career, he chose to lay bricks and paint. Resend Activation Email. Ballard's opposition to European players was so virulent that a Leafs scout used Ballard's time in jail to sign Brje Salming, one of the NHL's first great European players. Ballard is buried at Park Lawn Cemetery in Toronto with his wife Dorothy. Bassett, who had by this time become chairman of the board, received the support of the board of directors in an 87 vote to fire Smythe and Ballard. As an aide to the Canadian Olympic hockey team in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928, he carried the national flag in the opening ceremonies. The Stellicks and Howard Levitt, a family friend and lawyer, contend Yolanda deserved the settlement. One of the key players in the fight was his son Bill, a major concert promoter and something of a chip off the old block what he didn't learn at Osgoode Hall Law School, his father had taught him. Harold was born and reared in Canada. Obituary. Showcase your loved one's life story with a featured obituary. 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. When the group's manager objected, Mr. Ballard told him the fans would tear down the building with the Beatles in it if they didn't do two shows. In 1991, Stavro paid off a $20 million loan that had been made to Ballard in 1980 by Molson. Ballard then partnered with long-time rival Alan Eagleson and Eagleson's client Bobby Orr to get the television rights to the series, which would be used to benefit Hockey Canada and the players' union. As a member of the National Yacht Club, Ballard became an avid racer of Sea Fleas, small outboard hydroplanes. Loving father of Alan McKee (Beverly) of Calgary, Nancy Buckham (David) of Burlington, Karen Charlebois (Del) of Newcastle and Brian McKee of St. Catharines. Ballard famously had his hand and footprints etched onto a concrete slab and placed it at centre ice of Maple Leaf Gardens, which deteriorated the quality of the Gardens ice. He was an 83 year old born in Menifee County to the union of the late Claude and Pearlie Golden White, and member of the Baptist Church. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Bill was born in Saint John on July 25th, 1951, son of the late Harold and Florence (nee Keir) Ballard. 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. Ballard remained as de facto general manager even when Imlach recovered. Ballard and Keon never got along, and when Keon's contract expired in 1975, Ballard let it be known that Keon had no place on the team.