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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

You think of Muhammad Ali, uh, not allowed to box,but there is a time he was ableto get...

You think of Muhammad Ali, uh, not allowed to box,
but there is a time he was able
to get out of the country and Harold Ballard
facilitated that

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You think of Muhammad Ali,
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uh, not allowed to box, but there is a time
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he was able to get out of the country
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and Harold Ballard facilitated that.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:28
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.
People here in Canada are nice - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
People here in Canada are nice
[narrator] With Conn Smythe completely out of the picture, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
[narrator] With Conn Smythe completely out of the picture,
First on the agenda, removing the portrait - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
First on the agenda, removing the portrait
[Stellick] When the mezzanines came in, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[Stellick] When the mezzanines came in,
"She doesn't pay admission, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
"She doesn't pay admission,
What he was doing was taking this building that - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
What he was doing was taking this building that
You know, if there was money to be made, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
You know, if there was money to be made,
You know, it was not a closed shop - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
You know, it was not a closed shop
I don't think he did it because he had - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
I don't think he did it because he had
It was like, "Wow, this is great." - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
It was like, "Wow, this is great."
And Brian Epstein, the manager, fortunately, fortuitously, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
And Brian Epstein, the manager, fortunately, fortuitously,
[Vaive] I heard the story about when the Beatles came over. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[Vaive] I heard the story about when the Beatles came over.
They did a concert at the Gardens - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
They did a concert at the Gardens
Folklore goes that Ballard turned off - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Folklore goes that Ballard turned off
Turned the heat on in the building - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Turned the heat on in the building
And it was probably 110 degrees - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
And it was probably 110 degrees
Like, that was his reputation, that he was such a promoter - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
Like, that was his reputation, that he was such a promoter
I remember once when Billy Joel was playing - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
I remember once when Billy Joel was playing
And he sort of accosts Mr. Ballard, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:15
And he sort of accosts Mr. Ballard,
I own it. [laughs] - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
I own it. [laughs]