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[narrator] While in mourning, things got worse
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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

While in mourning,things got worse when law enforcementbecame aware that money was being...

[narrator] While in mourning,
things got worse when law enforcement
became aware that money was being skimmed
from the cash box on Carlton

Full Transcript

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[narrator] While in mourning, things got worse
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when law enforcement became aware
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that money was being skimmed from the cash box on Carlton.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:24
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.
An RCMP raid at Maple Leaf Gardens - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
An RCMP raid at Maple Leaf Gardens
The result was Stafford Smythe charged with income tax evasion - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:16
The result was Stafford Smythe charged with income tax evasi...
It was a public company - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
It was a public company
[narrator] June 1969, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:18
[narrator] June 1969,
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