biography
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Apps, Syl
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properly Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1915–98)
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| biography:
| Sportsman, born in Paris, Ontario, SE Canada. An exceptional athlete, as an undergraduate at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, he won the pole vault at the 1934 British Empire games, then returned home to captain the football team, leading McMaster University to the Canadian intercollegiate championship. After competing in the pole vault at the 1936 Olympic Games, he began his ice hockey career, which he spent entirely as a centre with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and winner of the first Calder Trophy in 1937 as the NHL's rookie of the year, he was twice named first-team and three times second-team all-star. He won three Stanley Cup titles with Toronto, finishing his career with 201goals and 432 points. After his retirement, he became a member of the Ontario legislature and of the Canadian cabinet. |
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