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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

June 1969, John Bassett,chairman of the board, held a vote to decide if Staff Smytheand...

[narrator]
June 1969, John Bassett,
chairman of the board, held a vote to decide if Staff Smythe
and Harold Ballard, despite neither yet
being convicted of anything, should be removed
from their post as president
and executive vice president

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[narrator] June 1969,
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John Bassett, chairman of the board,
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held a vote to decide
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if Staff Smythe and Harold Ballard,
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despite neither yet being convicted of anything,
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should be removed from their post
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as president and executive vice president.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:00
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.
The board voted eight to seven to oust Ballard and Smythe, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
The board voted eight to seven to oust Ballard and Smythe,
Strangely, in a strategic blunder - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
Strangely, in a strategic blunder
I think Bassett was in a position - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
I think Bassett was in a position
He was a head of a major television network - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
He was a head of a major television network
He felt in conscience that he should force - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
He felt in conscience that he should force
Ballard never forgave him - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Ballard never forgave him
And, uh, you know, the drama, that ivory smile. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And, uh, you know, the drama, that ivory smile.
He looks like a [indistinct] smile - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
He looks like a [indistinct] smile
But when you know Bassett and know him the way I know him, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
But when you know Bassett and know him the way I know him,
[narrator] A mere 18 months later, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
[narrator] A mere 18 months later,
As the two largest shareholders, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
As the two largest shareholders,
They regained control of the board, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
They regained control of the board,
Now, in an untenable situation, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Now, in an untenable situation,
September 1st, 1971, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
September 1st, 1971,
Ballard and Smythe had achieved their dream, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
Ballard and Smythe had achieved their dream,
He died unexpectedly from complications - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
He died unexpectedly from complications
Only 50 years old, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Only 50 years old,
Stafford Smythe predeceases Ballard quite suddenly. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Stafford Smythe predeceases Ballard quite suddenly.
When they got rid of Bassett and Stafford died, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
When they got rid of Bassett and Stafford died,
[narrator] A 68-year-old Ballard - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
[narrator] A 68-year-old Ballard