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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

When you lookat the pantheon of sports ownersthrough history, who are the greatest...

[Parrish] When you look
at the pantheon of sports owners
through history, who are the greatest ones
and who are the worst ones?

Full Transcript

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[Parrish] When you look at the pantheon
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of sports owners through history,
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who are the greatest ones and who are the worst ones?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:48
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.
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
[narrator] Since the demise of Harold Ballard, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
[narrator] Since the demise of Harold Ballard,
So, as a millennial, you've certainly heard about - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:19
So, as a millennial, you've certainly heard about
Sometimes even the best of hopes are tested. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Sometimes even the best of hopes are tested.
I think they have very smart people - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
I think they have very smart people
I do feel like there is something - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
I do feel like there is something
[narrator] But through it all, Leafs fans the world over - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:15
[narrator] But through it all, Leafs fans the world over
[rock music playing] - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[rock music playing]