Lionel Conacher

(1900-1954)

Multi-sport athlete and politician

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Lionel Pretoria Conacher, MP (May 24, 1901 – May 26, 1954), nicknamed "The Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championships in numerous sports. His first passion was football; he was a member of the 1921 Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts. He was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team that won the International League championship in 1926. In hockey, he won a Memorial Cup in 1920, and the Stanley Cup twice: with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1934 and the Montreal Maroons in 1935. Additionally, he won wrestling, boxing and lacrosse championships during his playing career. He is one of three players, including Joe Miller and Carl Voss, to have their names engraved on both the Grey Cup and Stanley Cup.

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Born	Lionel Pretoria Conacher 24 May 1900 Toronto, Ontario
Died	26 May 1954 (aged 54) Ottawa, Ontario
Zodiac	Gemini
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Charlie Conacher · Brother · 1909-1967 · Canadian ice hockey player edit info

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Roy Conacher · Brother · 1916-1984 · Canadian ice hockey player edit info

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