Harold Ballard

Harold Ballard

Born:	(1903-07-30)July 30, 1903 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died:	April 11, 1990(1990-04-11) (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)	Owner
Career history
As administrator
1961–1990	Toronto Maple Leafs
1978–1989	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
Honours	Hockey Hall of Fame (1977) Grey Cup Champion (1986)
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1987

Harold Edwin Ballard (born Edwin Harold Ballard, July 30, 1903 – April 11, 1990) was a Canadian businessman and sportsman. Ballard was an owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) as well as their home arena, Maple Leaf Gardens. 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. He won Stanley Cups in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967, all as part-owner. He was also the owner of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for 10 years from 1978 to 1988, winning a Grey Cup championship in 1986. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (1977) and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1987). His is one of seven names to be on both the Stanley Cup and Grey Cup.