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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

"Harold Ballard was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy,and his hockey team." And, uh,maybe...

"Harold Ballard was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy,
and his hockey team." And, uh,
maybe that says it best of all

Full Transcript

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"Harold Ballard was predeceased
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by his wife, Dorothy, and his hockey team."
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And, uh, maybe that says it best of all.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:05
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, sport
Production
Lone Eagle Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.
[Brunt] Harold was, you know, of a different class. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[Brunt] Harold was, you know, of a different class.
He didn't play by the rules, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
He didn't play by the rules,
And I think he was flipping a middle finger - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And I think he was flipping a middle finger
[McKenny] I don't think he ever took - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[McKenny] I don't think he ever took
It's my building, it's the only building in town, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
It's my building, it's the only building in town,
That was his idea of PR. [laughs] - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
That was his idea of PR. [laughs]
We don't have to like maybe how he did it, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
We don't have to like maybe how he did it,
[Parrish] When you look at the pantheon - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
[Parrish] When you look at the pantheon
And Harold's name, even today, 30 years after his passing, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
And Harold's name, even today, 30 years after his passi...
He wasn't a strong hockey guy, didn't pay - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
He wasn't a strong hockey guy, didn't pay
I viewed him probably - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
I viewed him probably
You know, what he wanted from you was-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
You know, what he wanted from you was--
Be willing to die for that crest. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Be willing to die for that crest.
And when you're bleeding, it better be blue and white. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And when you're bleeding, it better be blue and white.
I don't think he understood the modern game, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:17
I don't think he understood the modern game,
International players, there's guys who speak Swedish - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
International players, there's guys who speak Swedish
That's not easy to adapt when you're born in 1903 - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
That's not easy to adapt when you're born in 1903
But the people who did adapt won the Stanley Cup, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
But the people who did adapt won the Stanley Cup,
And they lost. And they lost, and they lost, and they lost. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And they lost. And they lost, and they lost, and they lost.
[reporter] You remind me of the story - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
[reporter] You remind me of the story