The 2009 Montreal Centennial Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2009
Known as The Big Train, Lionel Conacher won consecutive Stanley Cups with Chicago in 1934 and the Montreal Maroons in 1935. He finally joined his brothers Charlie and Roy in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1994 when he was elected 30 years after his untimely death at the age of 54 from a heart attack while playing softball. Lionel Conacher is also a member of the Canadian Sports, Canadian Football and Canadian Lacrosse Halls of Fame, and his son Brian won the Stanley Cup with Toronto in 1967. The Lionel Conacher Award is presented annually by the Canadian Press to the countrys male athlete of the year in honor of the man who was named Canadas Greatest Male Athlete of the Half-Century in 1950. This sensational "In The Game" collectors card from the companys Ultimate Paper-Cuts series features Conacher's original black fountain pen signature on blue paper. The authentic autograph has been inserted into a collectors' hockey card bearing the reference Ultimate Number 14882/15000, Lionel Conacher 01/01.
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