Chief referee of the NHL from 1950 to 1959, he refereed seven straight
Stanley Cup finals from 1952 to 1958.
Played in the Canadian Football League from 1936 to 1941, and was on
the Toronto Argonauts' Grey Cup champions of 1937-1938; he scored three
touchdowns in the fourth quarter of the 1938 championship game.
Passed away the same week as Canadian hockey legend Bernie "Boom Boom"
Geoffrion (March 12, 2006)