She was 87. The Leafs barely made the playoffs in 1980, finishing five games below .500. "His own boat was called Midnight Mischief, and it was aptly named," says John McDermott, the successful Scottish-Canadian tenor. April 24, 1930 - February 27, 2023. Mr. Ballard married a minister's daughter, Dorothy Higgs, who died in 1969. ''Harold hit him one shot; knocked him kicking,'' Mr. Clancy said in a 1984 interview. CPI had an exclusive arrangement with the arena, which left most rival promoters out in the cold. "[4], He also expanded the number of concerts, entertainment acts, and conventions booked in the building. "He had an amazing ability to put away bowls and bowls of food," Mr. Finkelstein recounts. Ballard sold the team to businessman David Braley on February 24, 1989. In August, just weeks before the series began, Ballard was convicted on 47 of the charges. obit@globeandmail.comSend us a memory of someone we have recently profiled on the Obituaries page. He removed the Queen's picture to make room for more seats. 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. [29], Despite his reputation, Ballard was well known for his charitable activities, and even leased out MLG for many functions. When his cantankerous father returned from prison, Mr. Ballard was demoted, though he stayed on the board and kept his large chunk of common stock in the company. He had worked early on with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in smaller venues, but by the time CPI came into being he saw the writing on the wall. "Is that an act?" Stock shares were blood in the water; lawsuits were fiercely launched. It trained me to work for my dad.". He said it served the guy right, that it would do him some good.''. 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. 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. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Weve updated the security on the site. In fact, for a short while, he stood in for him. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Anyone can read what you share. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Latest Obituaries. What if John Bassett had been able to buy Harold Ballards shares in the Maple Leafs? Keon was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. [2] Smythe died just six weeks later. The singer was nearing 40 years old and working at The Toronto Sun when he embarked on a performing career. 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. Keon was forced to move to the WHA's Minnesota Fighting Saints. His last months were filled with court fights involving his children. Nevertheless, they still qualified for the playoffs under the playoff format in use at the time. Newspapers Limited, 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. He had his own brand of patriotism. [30] Even before his death, there had been battles between his children, Bill Ballard, Harold Ballard Jr., and Mary Elizabeth Flynn, and his longtime companion, Yolanda Ballard. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Failed to delete memorial. In 1969, painters doing over the Gardens' television booth used (perhaps unknowingly) a dozen or more of these banners to catch paint drips. herculoids gloop and gleep sounds Ballard remained as de facto general manager even when Imlach recovered. 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 They married in 1957 and had two children before he filed for divorce. A love so deep only silence is fit to describ His acquisition of the Leafs, one of Canada's most revered properties, came shortly before Mr. Ballard served a year in jail on a fraud conviction for diverting money from the Gardens' accounts to his own. He first gained attention in the late 1960s on the football gridiron of his alma mater, Waterloo Lutheran (now Wilfrid Laurier University). 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. Ballard ran his $100 million empire, which included the Toronto Maple Leafs, Maple Leaf Gardens, the American Hockey League Newmarket Saints and a printing company, via a holding company, Harold E . After losing the battle to gain control of Maple Leaf Gardens, Mr. Ballard got out of the concert promotion business. Harold never gave it another thought. At age 54, Ballard was the oldest member of the group, which were otherwise all in their 30s and 40s. BALLARD, Bura (WOOD); 88; Greenfield IN; 2006-Dec-27; Bura Ballard BALLARD, Dorothy L (CROWELL); ; Indianapolis IN; 2007-Jan-3; Dorothy Ballard Facing an untenable situation, Bassett resigned as chairman and sold his shares to Ballard and Stafford Smythe in September 1971. The foothold was Maple Leaf Gardens, which was Toronto's lone venue for large winter events. 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. 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. She would often hang around the team office until late at night. Within three years under the new owners, profits at the Gardens had tripled to just under $1 million. In the end, they reportedly settled on somewhere between $2 million and $5 million in total, plus two seats at the Gardens. We have set your language to ''If there's gold on that ship, it doesn't matter what flag you fly,'' Mr. Smythe said. Shortly after taking control of the Leafs, Ballard stood trial on 49 counts of fraud, theft and tax evasion involving $205,000. However, Bassett didn't force Smythe and Ballard to sell their shares, and both men remained on the board. Ballard was made business manager. After being fined, he backed down and put the names in the opposite colours. BALLARD, JEAN LORENA Jean Lorena Ballard, age 90, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Rose Haven Assisted Living Center in Menahga, MN. According to Globe columnist Dick Beddoes, the young Mr. Ballard played a "static but well-meaning game" as an undersized lineman. BROWN, NELLIE G., 95, of Eugene, Ore., died Thursday (Dec. 29, 1994) at HCA Oak Hill Hospital. But unbeknownst to the crooner, the elder McDermott had slipped and fallen right before the show and was taken to the hospital for stitches. He had been blessed with gusto, dollars and an affable spirit, and he squandered none of it. Paul Henderson and Mike Pelyk followed a year later. On October 16, 2016, as part of the Toronto Maple Leafs centennial celebrations, Keon was . 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. Harold met the love of his life, Anne Louise Dufek during his junior year. Indianapolis Star-News Obituary Indexes since December 20, 2006 . referee, angered a fan by accidentally knocking over the man's beer. Harold Ballard Hurt Obituary Remember Harold Ballard Hurt. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Loving father of Alan McKee (Beverly) of Calgary, Nancy Buckham (David) of Burlington, Karen Charlebois (Del) of Newcastle and Brian McKee of St. Catharines. I can see a lot of lawsuits flying around here. He trained at OCAD in fine arts. Under Day and Ballard, the Nationals won the Memorial Cup at the end of the 193536 season. Gord Stellick, the Leafs general manager in 1988-89 and Bobs brother, recalled that she just appeared at the Gardens one day (holding a cake, according to some accounts, and refusing to leave until he spoke to her). 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. 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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. Cremation services have been . Please reset your password. The players who stayed could use the threat of joining the WHA to negotiate better contracts, and Ballard always blamed the WHA for inflating players' salaries. 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. [27] According to Duguid, Ballard had been willing to pay as much as $15 million so he could buy and relocate the San Francisco Giants to Toronto, even though the franchise was only worth around $8 million. Fed up with being what he described as the "vice-president in charge of being the boss's son," he moved on to CPI , along with a $5-million loan from his father that helped found the company. Oops, we were unable to send the email. I was close with (Harold) and he figured out what she was, said Gord Stellick. Mom reaches under the front seat and she pulls out this gun, said MacMillan. One of them was Bernie Finkelstein, who with partner Bernie Fiedler was a major booker in Toronto in the early 1970s. At the time he was studying law, while she worked as a title searcher for a Toronto firm. 31. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, Conversations are opinions of our readers and are subject to the. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. In the West, CFL teams had come under significant pressure resulting from the introduction of WHA franchises in the four largest Western markets, therefore Western Football Conference teams were generally supportive of Ballard's efforts to become a CFL owner. Oops, something didn't work. Try again. Learn more about merges. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (1977) and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1987). He also was the owner of the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League (1978-89), which won the 1986 Grey Cup. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Beloved husband of the late Joan McKee (nee Buss). Mr. Ballard was a victor mostly, though nervy, cunning, garrulous, generous, protective of friends, formidable as an adversary and sharp as a tack, by all accounts. Ballard wasn't initially named to the committee when it was unveiled in March 1957, but took the place of Ian Johnston nine months later. he asked. His death set off a feeding frenzy that had already been begun over the iconic properties he controlled: the Toronto Maple Leafs and. Watson chose not to return the following season, and Ballard took over the coaching duties. All Ballard died of a combination of factors, including diabetes, heart problems and kidney and respiratory failure, doctors at Wellesley Hospital said in a release. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. and denied them access to the Leafs locker room. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. To order copies of AGE undefined Harold Ballard North Highlands, CA View Full Report Relatives Nilajay Butler Phone Address AGE 70s I know the family and friends were totally aghast and Oh my god, shes a gold digger but he figured out she could take his s--- and she, as time evolved, became his caregiver.. For six years before World War I, Ballard and his family lived in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Harold Ballard Sheriff (Elberton, Georgia), born in Seneca, South Carolina, who passed away at the age of 78, on April 1, 2019. Drag images here or select from your computer for Harold Ballard memorial. Featured Obituary. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 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. DEARBORN, Mo. '', See the article in its original context from. Burke Mortuary of Maiden Inc. Find the obituary of Rev. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. As a young man, he loved working with horses on his aunt and uncles farm. 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. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Harold Ballard (10477)? It's true that few men other than Mr. Ballard could have placed a relative novice such as Mr. McDermott on a national tour with the world's premier Celtic group, the Chieftains. She was. "He was a lovely person, and I enjoyed his company," says Mr. Finkelstein, a recipient of Mr. Ballard's largesse. Harold Vance Delk Jr., age 78, a resident of Bertrand, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, at the Charleston Manor. Years later, he told friends that someone eventually stole it from him. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Harold Ballard (10477)? David Blaine Steele, born in Titusville, PA on February 25, 1963, passed away February 24, 2023 one day before his 60th birthday. - Margaret Mae Hernandez, 85, of Dearborn, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at her home. In 1944, Ballard formed Harold E. Ballard Ltd., the personal holding company he would later use to purchase shares in Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. Along with his wife Noreen (nee Meahan . 30. 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. In 1990, Harold Ballard died, irascible and overripe at 86. For example, he cut the salary of chief scout and former Leafs star Bob Davidson by almost two-thirds, forcing Davidson to resign. 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. Shelvie "Jeannie" Workman Ballard, 85, of Newton, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023 at Carolina Caring in Newton. He finished his sentence at a halfway house in Toronto, and was paroled in October 1973 after serving a third of his sentence. Two months later, he was sentenced to nine years in a federal penitentiary. 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. You can search by first or last name, state and publication date. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. 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. Try again later. The Leafs, historically one of hockey's best franchises, gradually became one of its worst teams through the 1980's. They would not post a winning record again in Ballard's lifetime, going a franchise-record 13 consecutive seasons without a winning record. At the time, Mr. Finkelstein lived in apartment building directly behind Maple Leaf Gardens, as did musicians Murray McLauchlan and Gordon Lightfoot. Besides, what the hell position can a queen play? Obituary Mr. Harold Ballard Sheriff, 78, of Cromer Road, Elberton, husband of 27 years to Betty Ann Powell Sheriff, finished his course in faith on Monday, April 1, 2019, at St. Mary's Hospice House in Watkinsville. Born Yolanda Babic, the daughter of Czech immigrants changed her name to Ballard in 1988, five years after first meeting the owner at the NHL clubs former home, Maple Leaf Gardens on Carlton Street, where he had an apartment. In 1965, he sold tickets for two Beatles concerts on the same day, although the contract called for only one. Angry teammates trashed their dressing room in response. Ballard was a legendary personality who was known for alienating many of the most popular Leafs stars of the day, including Dave Keon, the team captain, and Darryl Sittler, another captain, whom. Resend Activation Email. At no time before or after his trial did Ballard show any interest in being associated with Eagleson or in having members of the Leafs play the Soviets, and the move was widely seen to be a means to generate favourable public relations.
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