Lionel Conacher
Multi-sport athlete and politician
- Born
- 24 May 1902, Toronto
- Died
- 26 May 1954, Ottawa
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Sport
- baseball, ice hockey, lacrosse, boxing
- Occupation
- boxer, ice hockey player, baseball player, lacrosse player, politician
- Weight
- 88 kg (194 lb)
- Team / club
- Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Maroons, Pittsburgh Pirates
Lionel Pretoria Conacher ( KON-ə-kər; May 24, 1900 – May 26, 1954), nicknamed "the Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championships in numerous sports. His first passion was Canadian football; he was a member of the 1921 Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts. He was also a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team that won the International League championship in 1926. In hockey, he won the Memorial Cup in 1920, and the Stanley Cup twice: with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1934 and the Montreal Maroons in 1935. Additionally, he won wrestling, boxing and lacrosse championships during his playing career. He is one of three players, including Joe Miller and Carl Voss, to have their names engraved on both the Grey Cup and Stanley Cup.
Awards and honours
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
- Person of National Historic Significance
- Stanley Cup
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q934093 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.