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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

Afterfailed attempts to launch a new CFL franchisein the early '70s, Ballard bought the...

[narrator] After
failed attempts to launch a new CFL franchise
in the early '70s, Ballard bought the struggling
Hamilton Tiger-Cats on the cheap
for $1.2 million in 1978

Full Transcript

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[narrator] After failed attempts to launch
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a new CFL franchise in the early '70s,
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Ballard bought the struggling Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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on the cheap for $1.2 million in 1978.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:36
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.
During the '80s, they became - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
During the '80s, they became
The team made the Gray Cup in 1980, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
The team made the Gray Cup in 1980,
[reporter] Hamilton loves its football team - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
[reporter] Hamilton loves its football team
[Iaboni] When he won in 1986 with the Gray Cup, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:13
[Iaboni] When he won in 1986 with the Gray Cup,
So at the end of the game, he was there by himself. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
So at the end of the game, he was there by himself.
He's finally won a championship - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
He's finally won a championship
There's nobody there. You could tell he was on the-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
There's nobody there. You could tell he was on the--
And I'd seen this man since the early '70s, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And I'd seen this man since the early '70s,
And I said to myself, "This is sad - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
And I said to myself, "This is sad
But I think the fact that he was missing - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
But I think the fact that he was missing
[narrator] Yes, King Clancy passed away that year, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
[narrator] Yes, King Clancy passed away that year,
A few years earlier, a mystery woman - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
A few years earlier, a mystery woman
She showed up unannounced at Maple Leaf Gardens one day - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
She showed up unannounced at Maple Leaf Gardens one day
And she was out in the office with a birthday cake. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And she was out in the office with a birthday cake.
And I remember Stan Obodiac bringing her in - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
And I remember Stan Obodiac bringing her in
I tell you how weird it was, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
I tell you how weird it was,
She targeted him, and, uh, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
She targeted him, and, uh,
[Stellick] The challenge with that team photo was, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
[Stellick] The challenge with that team photo was,
You'd set him on the ice - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
You'd set him on the ice
But his third year he sat down, no problem on the ice, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
But his third year he sat down, no problem on the ice,