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Lionel Conacher
New York Americans, National Hockey League, runners-up, 1928-1929, April 1929, by Mentzer (Lionel Conacher is fifth from left.)

Considered one of the best all-around Canadian athletes, Lionel “Big Train” Conacher (1900-1954) excelled in football, hockey, lacrosse, baseball, boxing and wrestling. His many talents made him a major attraction in the 1920s and 1930s, and helped to popularize professional hockey in major American cities such as New York.


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