Lionel Pretoria Conacher MP (/ˈkɒnəkər/ KON-ə-kər; May 24, 1900 – May 26, 1954), nicknamed "The Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted...
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The Lionel Conacher Award is an annual award given to Canada's male athlete of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press (CP) first conducted...
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the shadow of his more famous brothers Charlie and Lionel, Roy was known as the "forgotten Conacher". He was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall...
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Infobox gridiron football person is being considered for merging. › Lionel Conacher Jr. (born January 8, 1936) is a former running back in the Canadian...
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Charles William "The Big Bomber" Conacher Sr. (December 20, 1909 – December 30, 1967) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the...
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Conacher may refer to: Conacher is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: The three Conacher brothers: Lionel Conacher...
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held at Boston Arena. Defenseman and captain Lionel Conacher scored Pittsburgh's first-ever NHL goal. Conacher beat Boston goaltender Charles Stewart at...
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to stardom in Canada, and he finished fifth in voting for the 2000 Lionel Conacher Award, which is handed out to the Canadian male athlete of the year...
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(1928–2016), ice hockey player Bobby Orr (born 1948), ice hockey player Lionel Conacher (1901–1954), multi-sport athlete (voted male athlete of the first half...
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received the Northern Star Award as Canada's athlete of the year and the Lionel Conacher Award as the Canadian Press' choice for Canadian male athlete of the...
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who played more than one sport professionally include Jim Thorpe, Lionel Conacher, Deion Sanders, Danny Ainge, Babe Zaharias and Erin Phillips. Others...
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and ATP Star of Tomorrow. That same year, he was also awarded the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's male athlete of the year, making him the second tennis...
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the early 1920s on the back of one Canada's greatest ever sportsmen. Lionel Conacher, the "Big Train", led the team to two perfect 6–0 seasons in 1921 and...
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1998. Conacher also held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Conacher is the son of Lionel Conacher, who was...
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Cory Conacher (born December 14, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Undrafted, Conacher played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa...
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in 1936, during his years of sportswriting." Key * = Also won the Lionel Conacher Award as Canadian male athlete of the year ^ = Also won the Bobbie...
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current Vice Chair for Toronto Argonauts, born in the United States Lionel Conacher, former CFL halfback Royal Copeland Peter Dalla Riva Vince Danielsen...
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Fame. Conacher's uncles, Lionel Conacher, and Roy Conacher, also played in the NHL and were later inducted into the Hall of Fame. His cousin, Lionel Conacher...
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Lionel Conacher 1936–37 Stewart Evans 1937–38 Clint Benedict Toe Blake Georges Boucher Punch Broadbent King Clancy Sprague Cleghorn Lionel Conacher Alec...
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Games, born in Calgary. He attended the University of Iowa. He won the Lionel Conacher Award in 1954. His son, with Canadian swimmer Kathleen McNamee, is...
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Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes Billy Burch Charlie Conacher Lionel Conacher Red Dutton Busher Jackson Ching Johnson Harry Oliver Chuck Rayner...
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Skating - Winners - Greatest Sporting Moments - The Lionel Conacher and Bobbie Rosenfeld Winners". conacher-rosenfeld.ca. Retrieved 24 August 2017. "USATODAY...
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2016, 2017 Lou Marsh Trophy (Canadian athlete of the year) 2007, 2009 Lionel Conacher Award (Canadian male athlete of the year) 2007, 2009, 2010 Order of...
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Dewar, swimming Sports portal Canada portal Bobbie Rosenfeld Award Lionel Conacher Award Lou Marsh Trophy Athlete of the Year Hall, M. Ann (2002), The...
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AFL Ontario (redirect from Conacher Cup)
and the National Capital Region, who play off for the Conacher Cup (named after Lionel Conacher), presently awarded to the winner of the annual AFL Ontario...
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team in an effort to curb player's salaries. The Pittsburgh Pirates' Lionel Conacher was paid $7,500 for the season, the Montreal Maroons' Dunc Munro was...
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awarded with a Lou Marsh Trophy for top Canadian Athlete (in 1990), Lionel Conacher Awards (1990 and 1991), an American Skating World Professional Skater...
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Lionel Conacher's name was misspelt T. Conacher instead of L. Conacher. He was the 2nd player to win the Grey Cup and Stanley Cup as a player. Lionel...
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1945–1949 Larry Skey Progressive Conservative 21st 1949–1953 Lionel Conacher Liberal 22nd 1953–1954† 1954–1957 Donald Carrick 23rd 1957–1958...
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Fame Career Overview and Biography by ESPN Bobby Hull, winner of the Lionel Conacher Award and the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award: Virtual Museum of Canada Exhibit...
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