The 2009 Montreal Centennial Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2009
The Jean Beliveau of his era, legendary Toronto Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps was a gentleman and hockey idol beyond reproach. Apps has personalized his autograph, “To Mac with kindest regards, Syl Apps, 1977, Toronto Maple Leafs 1936-48”, as it appears below a smiling likeness of himself in the prime of his Hall of Fame career by Carleton “Mac” McDiarmid. Initially teamed with Gordie Drillon and Bob Davidson, Apps partnered with Harry Watson and Bill Ezinicki after World War II. The Hall-of-Famer captained the Maple Leafs to Stanley Cup wins in 1942, 1947 and 1948. Apps’ son, Syl Jr., had a successful NHL career and his grandson, Syl III, was an outstanding college player while his granddaughter, Gillian, won a gold medal with Canada’s women’s team in the 2006 Olympics. This gorgeous original portrait, signed “Mac” by the artist, is painted on 15 ½” x 13” professional illustration board. It is presented with a grey matte and mounted in a stylish 20” x 16” silver-colored metal frame. Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961, Apps died in 1998.
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