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Lionel Conacher

AKA Lionel Pretoria Conacher

Born: 24-May-1900
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26-May-1954
Location of death: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, St. John's Church Cemetery, York Mills, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Hockey, Sports Figure

Nationality: Canada
Executive summary: Canadian All-Around Athlete

Voted Canada's Athlete of the Half Century, 1900-50.

Father: Benjamin Conacher
Mother: Elizabeth
Brother: Charlie Conacher
Wife: Dorothy Kennedy (m. 17-Sep-1923)
Daughter: Constance
Daughter: Diane
Son: Lionel, Jr.
Son: David
Son: Brian Conacher (NHL player, b. 31-Aug-1941)

    University: Duquesne University

    Member of the Canadian Parliament for Trinity (1949-54)
    Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Bracondale (1937-43)
    Liberal Party of Canada
    Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 1955
    Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1955
    Hockey Hall of Fame 1994
    Risk Factors: Alcoholism, Smoking

    SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
    Montreal Maroons (1934-37)
    Chicago Blackhawks (1933-34)
    Montreal Maroons (1930-33)
    New York Americans (1927-30)
    Pittsburgh Pirates (hockey) (1927)
    New York Americans (1926-27)
    Pittsburgh Pirates (hockey) (1925-26)


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