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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

No one sawHarold Edwin Ballard as the natural successorto Conn Smythe, except Harold...

[narrator] No one saw
Harold Edwin Ballard as the natural successor
to Conn Smythe, except Harold himself

Full Transcript

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[narrator] No one saw Harold Edwin Ballard
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as the natural successor to Conn Smythe,
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except Harold himself.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:41
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.
Since the day he was born in Toronto, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:13
Since the day he was born in Toronto,
Sidney Eustace Ballard was a successful manufacturer - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:23
Sidney Eustace Ballard was a successful manufacturer
But Harold Ballard was never cut out to just be successful. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
But Harold Ballard was never cut out to just be successful.
During the Great Depression, he had a Playboy lifestyle. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
During the Great Depression, he had a Playboy lifestyle.
[narrator] Among other passions, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
[narrator] Among other passions,
In 1930, Ballard was the manager - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
In 1930, Ballard was the manager
And by 1940, Ballard found success - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:14
And by 1940, Ballard found success
In 1957, an aging Conn Smythe - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:16
In 1957, an aging Conn Smythe
Newspaper owner, John Bassett, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
Newspaper owner, John Bassett,
I think there were originally seven owners - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
I think there were originally seven owners
And Stafford was another guy that seemed like a stern guy, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And Stafford was another guy that seemed like a stern guy,
They all tolerated each other to be part of this troika - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
They all tolerated each other to be part of this troika
[Parrish] The Bassetts were the elite of Toronto, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[Parrish] The Bassetts were the elite of Toronto,
And Harold Ballard wasn't very high on that list. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And Harold Ballard wasn't very high on that list.
He had been the third fiddle, the seventh fiddle, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
He had been the third fiddle, the seventh fiddle,
And I think he wanted to prove that he could do the job, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
And I think he wanted to prove that he could do the job,
-[crowd cheering] -[upbeat music plays] - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
-[crowd cheering] -[upbeat music plays]
That group ushered in a kind of a renewed era - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
That group ushered in a kind of a renewed era
When you look at what happened in, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:15
When you look at what happened in,
Well, he was around for four Stanley Cups. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Well, he was around for four Stanley Cups.