The two men appeared together at a news conference described as "all smiles and buddy-buddy"[15] to announce that Sittler would not only be at training camp, but had reassumed his captaincy. You saw the seeds of a great promoter. Harold Virgil Ballard [ 1] + 1929 - 2015 (86 years) Has 18 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree. The Marlboros lost the game but won the series and the championship. Mom reaches under the front seat and she pulls out this gun, said MacMillan. 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. Smythe died just six weeks later. Off the ice, the Maple Leafs under Ballard were one of the league's most financially successful teams. Through the summer of 1980, Ballard insisted that Sittler would not be back with the Leafs. and spoke Slovakian as a first language. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. All He could not get enough of his grandma's cooking. When asked recently about the process of succession, Paul McNamara, chairman of the board of Maple Leaf Gardens, said: ''We just don't know it. All results for Harrold Ballard Edit SearchNew SearchJump to Filters To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info and Locationeven a guess will help. Two days later, Ballard asked Neilson to return, but with a paper bag over his head so as to conceal his identity. YOLANDA BALLARD Obituary (1933 - 2020) - Toronto, ON - Legacy He would coach one more game, for the senior Marlies, during the 1950 Allan Cup final, after head coach Joe Primeau's father died. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. However, Ballard did not object the following year when Hodgson sold his stake in the Argos to Carling O'Keefe notwithstanding the fact the brewer also owned a team in the WHA (the Quebec Nordiques). Most of Harold Ballard's fortune will eventually go to charity and his female companion will receive $50,000 a year until she dies or marries, executors of his estate said Wednesday. In one incident, Ballard was arrested in Paris following a fracas at a hotel. Harold Virgil Ballard (1929 - 2015): Vest Family Trees Ballard's three children had all previously received shares in Maple Leaf Gardens that they sold for more than $15 million each. Obituaries In Virginia Beach - Virginia - Facebook 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. Harold Ballard Jr., son of the late owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is very self-deprecating, but that doesn't mean he isn't astute or insightful. The storied arena fell into disrepair during Ballard's tenure. April 24, 1930 - February 27, 2023. 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. Most of the money was left to a charitable foundation. In 1955, she met Bill MacMillan, the son of a noted magistrate. Ballard's children - Harold Jr., William and Mary Elizabeth Flynn - and his longtime companion, Yolanda Ballard, had visited him earlier Wednesday. Just as Ballard's trial was beginning, he told Hockey Canada that they were welcome to use any member of the Leafs on the Canadian team, could use Maple Leaf Gardens for their training camp, and could use the building for any or all of the games in the series, with the Gardens' share of the gate receipts being donated to the NHL players' pension fund. Harold Delk Jr. (2/22/23) BERTRAND, Mo. There, the Nationals lost 21 in overtime to a team from the U.S.the first loss for a Canadian team at the world championships. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (1977) and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1987). As this year's Maple Leaf press guide put it, ''He continues to defy his critics and dumbfound his detractors by basically just doing whatever he pleases, regardless of what anyone else thinks. "Leafs' owner Ballard spends $1.3 million to buy the Tiger-Cats," Rick Matsumoto. His last months were filled with court fights involving his children. 31. A year later, they moved to the Gardens. 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. Harold Ballard, Eccentric Owner of Toronto Hockey Team, Dead at 86 When she didnt travel with the team, she would arrange for suitable food to be sent to Harolds hotel room, ensuring the diabetic would eat well. Nevertheless, they still qualified for the playoffs under the playoff format in use at the time. Year should not be greater than current year. At the time he was studying law, while she worked as a title searcher for a Toronto firm. For example, he cut the salary of chief scout and former Leafs star Bob Davidson by almost two-thirds, forcing Davidson to resign. Yolanda was obviously a die-hard Toronto Maple Leaf fan to her death, and never missed the home opener., Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be a registered Torstar account holder. The biggest loss was goaltender Bernie Parent, a superstar in the making, who was offered a WHA contract with financial terms far beyond what Ballard was prepared to match. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, Conversations are opinions of our readers and are subject to the. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. In 1969, painters doing over the Gardens' television booth used (perhaps unknowingly) a dozen or more of these banners to catch paint drips. The Leafs barely made the playoffs in 1980, finishing five games below .500. [26], In the 1970s, Ballard had also bankrolled a group, headed by Hiram Walker Distillers vice-president Lorne Duguid, intent on bringing Major League Baseball to Toronto. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. 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. Ballard was made business manager. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Hurt, 91, of Salem, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016. U.S. She was born November 5, 1922, in Cedar Springs MI to Harold and Cora (Miller) Ballard. Ballard thus felt he had little financial incentive to sign better players. In 1957, Ballard moved up to the Maple Leafs as a member of a committee chaired by Stafford Smythe which oversaw hockey operations after Conn Smythe stepped down as general manager and Hap Day was pushed out of the Leafs organization. Harold attended Upper Canada College as a boarding student until dropping out in his third year in 1919. The family requests donations to the Alzheimer Society in lieu of flowers. It didn't take long for one fish to devour the other, as is their nature. Bill Ballard's relationship with his father was undeniably stormy, but there was a bond. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? The McDonald trade sent the Leafs into a downward spiral. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? In the mid-1970s the NHL, facing competition from the WHA, passed a rule that players' last names must be on the backs of their jerseys. Canadian businessman and sportsman (19031990). Oops, we were unable to send the email. His parents were Clarence Buchholz and Ruth Preston Buchholz. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. 0 cemeteries found in Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Harold Ballard | The Canadian Encyclopedia He had been blessed with gusto, dollars and an affable spirit, and he squandered none of it. Some people took him for a boob, but they didn't realize how bright he was. 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. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. At age 68, Ballard won a battle with Stafford's family and bought his shares, giving him a 60 percent controlling interest in the Gardens. Angry teammates trashed their dressing room in response. He had claimed losses in excess of $20 million over 11 seasons with the Tiger-Cats. In 1990, Harold Ballard died, irascible and overripe at 86. Harold Quinten Ingram, 78, of Hickory, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Thursday . 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. Sittler will stay put at least this season," Ken McKee. ", (Indeed, Mr. Ballard was an enthusiastic chaser of properties to bring into Toronto. The executors of Ballard's will were Steve Stavro, Don Giffin and Don Crump. He later reversed the names and referred to himself as Harold E. Ballard. A system error has occurred. Mr. Finkelstein's True North record label and artist management company was taking off, and so he withdrew from the concert promotion game. Their best season in more than a decade has been the current one, during which Mr. Ballard was gravely ill and others assumed control. Obituaries Search for Henry Ballard - dignitymemorial.com The Stellicks and Howard Levitt, a family friend and lawyer, contend Yolanda deserved the settlement. rights reserved. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. During the hockey off-season in 1961, Ballard became founding president of the four-team Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League, which operated in Toronto, Hamilton, and Montreal. Harold Mark was born on April 25, 1935, at the birthing house in Le Sueur County to the proud parents of Lawrence and Emily (Bastyr) Beckman. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. In the Olympic Village, Mr. Ballard stole an Olympic flag and brought it home as a souvenir. [3], Ballard's greatest influence in this period was not on the ice, but on the financial performance of Maple Leaf Gardens. "[4], He also expanded the number of concerts, entertainment acts, and conventions booked in the building. However, hostility to Ballard's overture from the Toronto Argonauts (then owned by Ballard's former partner John Bassett) ensured it never went anywhere. In 1934, Ballard became manager of the West Toronto Nationals OHA junior team and hired Leaf captain Hap Day as coach. 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 Harold Ballard - Wikipedia Well, you added Yolanda to the mix and it actually did get more colourful, recalled Bob Stellick, who worked for the Leafs on the business side in the late 80s and compared the relationship to Archie and Edith Bunker from the old sitcom All In The Family.. "They loved each other deeply," Mr. Cohl says. 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. 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 . 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. Benjamin Harold Ballard, 42, was shot and killed in a traffic altercation at SW 59 and Mustang Road about 6:45 p.m. Friday, June 5, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation reported. He tried to micromanage the team, interfering with coaches and players. This is a carousel with slides. Years later, Williams would remark that all Ballard would want from his players was an honest day of hard work. In 1972, Harold Ballard's idiosyncratic bookkeeping and whimsical ideas on what money was his and what money belonged to Maple Leaf Gardens got him into severe trouble. His death set off a feeding frenzy that had already been begun over the iconic properties he controlled: the Toronto Maple Leafs and. After Ballard took control during the 197172 season, one of the first challenges he faced was the creation of the World Hockey Association (WHA) as a competitor to the NHL. At the time, NHL teams relied on the reserve clause to keep players from jumping to other teams in the league, but the clause could not prevent players from leaving the NHL to join a different league. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. [13] Ballard would liken Sittler's actions to burning the Canadian flag. Find the obituary of Rev. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. 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. Resend Activation Email. Obituary Harold B. '', See the article in its original context from. HAROLD BALLARD OBITUARY HAROLD BALLARD III "Bo" Gary, Indiana Age 19 passed away Monday, December 4, 2006. Ballard sold the team to businessman David Braley on February 24, 1989. And I had Billy on my side.". 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. Mr. Ballard opposed hockey games against teams from the Soviet Union, calling the Russians ''parasites and barnacles who steal our money.'' Obituary James Harold Ballard, of Sharpsburg, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020. [1] The younger Ballard became a director and vice-president of Maple Leaf Gardens in 1972 when his father was sentenced to prison for fraud. On the personal side, Mr. Ballard was known as a lover of good friends and high times. 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 1991, Stavro paid off a $20 million loan that had been made to Ballard in 1980 by Molson. I was close with (Harold) and he figured out what she was, said Gord Stellick. All told, the Leafs only had six winning seasons in Ballard's 18-plus seasons as majority owner, and never finished higher than third in their division in any format. In September 1981, after Imlach had another heart attack during training camp, Ballard told the media that Imlach's poor health meant that "he's through as general manager". On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [7], When the NHL finally did take in four WHA teams after the 197879 season, Ballard refused to support the deal. Yolanda was not invited to Ballard's funeral, nor to the reading of his will. A member of the Leafs organization from 1940 and a senior executive from 1957, he became part-owner of the team in 1961 and was majority owner from February 1972 until his death. [25] In 1986, Ballard publicly called the Tiger Cats a bunch of overpaid losers. Edwin Harold Ballard was born on July 30, 1903, the only child of Sidney Eustace Ballard and the former Mary Garner. Harold would pretend to be angry, then make sure she had a ticket. 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. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. 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. On the night of the singer's first major concert at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, the plan was to put the spotlight on Mr. McDermott's father in the audience during the show. He told friends that on a visit to the Soviet Union he had put a Maple Leaf sticker on Lenin's tomb. In 1944, Ballard formed Harold E. Ballard Ltd., the personal holding company he would later use to purchase shares in Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. Ballard became a fan of speed skating and would attend skating events and hockey games, helping to promote the Ballard skates. Caught between a great inheritance in the sports world and an artistic career, he chose to lay bricks and paint. Conn Smythe later claimed that he believed he was only selling his shares to his son, but it is very unlikely that Stafford could have acquired the millions he needed to buy the Leafs on his own. In return, he was given an option to buy Maple Leaf Gardens shares from Ballard's estate. In regard to spotlights, Mr. Ballard didn't seek them himself. His disregard for his father's companion, the convicted fraud artist Yolanda MacMillan, made headlines when he was found guilty of assaulting her during an incident at Maple Leaf Gardens and fined $500. A year later, they staged a proxy war to regain control of the board. A love so deep only silence is fit to describ 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. In an obituary published in the Star and Globe and Mail, the family wrote: Mother always referred to Harold as the love of her life and sadly never seemed to be able to get past his passing. With Ballard's support, Imlach moved to dismantle the roster and undermine Sittler's influence, despite many analysts viewing the team as having a promising future. Following the 1930 racing season, the Yacht Club sponsored a senior team in the Ontario Hockey Association called the Toronto National Sea Fleas. Harold M. Beckman - Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation Harold Ballard Hurt Obituary Remember Harold Ballard Hurt. February 28, 1945 - October 12, 2021. He also removed the cushions from the home bench for Toros' games (he told an arena worker, "Let 'em buy their own cushions!") Former Leafs owner Harold Ballard's colourful life transformed to - CBC "Is that an act?" This account has been disabled. James Harold Ballard Obituary - Tribute Archive The low point came in 198485, when the Leafs finished the season with the worst record in the league, 32 games below .500. CPI had an exclusive arrangement with the arena, which left most rival promoters out in the cold. Mary Heuring (2/21/23) I thought you might like to see a memorial for Harold Ballard I found on Findagrave.com. permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. Toros owner John F. Bassett (son of the elder John Bassett) had negotiated a lease with the elder Ballard's son, Bill. Ballard even claimed to possess photographs of himself drinking beer with corrections officers and wearing one of their uniforms. This became clear when the arena was dim for the first game. There was an error deleting this problem. GREAT NEWS! An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Imlach was never officially fired, but when he tried to return to his office in November, he found that his parking spot at Maple Leaf Gardens had been reassigned and Gerry McNamara had been made acting general manager. 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). There are no volunteers for this cemetery. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. As a reward for his role in the purchase, Ballard was named executive vice president of Maple Leaf Gardens, alternate governor of the Maple Leafs and chairman of the team's hockey committee. Ballard died of a combination of factors, including diabetes, heart problems and kidney and respiratory failure, doctors at Wellesley Hospital said in a release. Learn . Paul Henderson and Mike Pelyk followed a year later. [25] After the Tiger Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts in the 1986 Eastern Final, Ballard said "You guys may still be overpaid, but after today, no one can call you losers. However, due to playing in a division where no team cracked the 90-point barrier, they still made the playoffs. Dave "Tiger" Williams who played with the Leafs from 1973 to 1980 had a close relationship with Ballard. In 1973, the WHA moved the Ottawa Nationals to Toronto as the Toronto Toros. Box 716 Maiden, NC 28650. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Indeed, the one story about Mr. Ballard's excitable metabolism that has been recycled more than the others over the years involves a visit to New York, where a stunned matre d' witnessed the man's gustatory feats. The Leafs and North Stars both played in the Norris Division, which was extremely weak that year; the Red Wings were the only team with a winning record. Two months later, he was sentenced to nine years in a federal penitentiary. This browser does not support getting your location. 00:02:34 Harold Ballard is very self-deprecating, but that doesn't mean he isn't astute or insightful. [8], At the time Ballard took over, the Leafs' captain was Dave Keon, who had been with the team since 1960. Facing an untenable situation, Bassett resigned as chairman and sold his shares to Ballard and Stafford Smythe in September 1971. This article was published more than 8 years ago. Harold was born and reared in Canada. She was born June 22, 1937, in Versailles, Missouri, daughter of the late Juanita . She fought with Ballard's family and partners over Ballard's estate following his death. Remembering Gerald Edward Merriner | Obituaries - Amos Carvelli Funeral BALLARD, YOLANDA ANNA January 3, 1933 - June 3, 2020 It is with the greatest of sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved Mother, Yolanda Ballard. He removed the Queen's picture to make room for more seats. To order Keon was forced to move to the WHA's Minnesota Fighting Saints. 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. Harold was born in Seneca, SC on September 15, 1940, son of the late John Malcom and Eunice Tucker Sheriff. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. There were differences of opinion on how good a businessman Harold Ballard was "He couldn't promote the Second Coming with the original cast," cracked Toronto Star columnist Frank Orr but his son's reputation was solid in that respect. Family members linked to this person will appear here. As owner of the Tiger Cats, Ballard claimed to be losing a million dollars a year. 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. Priestley's 'Offside' paints a complex portrait of former Leafs owner 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. There is a problem with your email/password. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Davidson had served in the Leafs organization for almost 40 years in various capacities. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Ammon Harold Ballard (1928-2006) - Find a Grave Memorial "Maple Leaf forever? expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Ballard to Ottawa writer Earl McRae in the 1980s. Harold Ballard Obituary (2018) - Central, LA - The Advocate Individual Ancestors Maternal line Paternal line Descendants Relationship Connections Timeline Family GEDCOM Suggest Expand all | Collapse all Personal Information | Sources | Event Map | All | PDF Reference Your Name Here. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. For example, when the roof leaked, he did little more than order plastic sheets to catch the rainwater. At the time of this fight, both Mr. Ballard and Mr. Clancy were in their 70's. 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). He competed in several regattas, and won the Toronto-Oakville marathon in 1929. Anyone can read what you share. Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Weve both been to jail.. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Video of officer-involved shooting in Mustang investigated 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. 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. Explore All. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Obituaries | Enid News and Eagle
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