Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.
Lionel Pretoria Conacher (1900-1954)
Photos by Alan L Brown - June 2006
In this park on the southwest corner of Birch and Gange Avenues is this plaque erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Here's the text:
Lionel Conacher, the 'Big Train', was voted Canada's All-Round Male Athlete of the Half-Century in 1950. He excelled at six professional sports. Particularly gifted in football and lacrosse, he was a key participant in many championships including the 1921 Grey Cup. Between 1925 and 1937 Conacher concentrated on a career in the National Hockey League during which he pioneered many modern defensive techniques and was a member of two different Stanley Cup-winning teams. On his retirement from sports in 1937 Conacher was elected to the Ontario Legislature and in 1949 to the House of Commons.
Plaque Location Co-ordinates: 43.680788 -79.393870
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Posted May 14, 2008
Lionel Conacher was an amazing person. I find it amazing how one man could excell in so many sports. He is truly Canada's greatest athlete.
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