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Feb 01, 1895 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Died on 18 Nov 1980 (aged 85)
Canadian sports executive
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About Conn Smythe
- Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe, MC (; February 1, 1895 – November 18, 1980) was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing.
- He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens.
- As owner of the Leafs during numerous championship years, his name appears on the Stanley Cup eight times: 1932, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1962. Smythe is also known for having served in both World Wars, organizing his own artillery battery in the Second World War.
- The horses of Smythe's racing stable won the Queen's Plate twice among 145 stakes race wins during his lifetime.
- Smythe started and ran a successful sand and gravel business.
- He was a big supporter of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children and the Variety Club and founded the Conn Smythe Foundation philanthropic organization.
