Tim Horton
Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton (January 12, 1930 – February 21, 1974) was a Canadian professional hockey defenceman from Cochrane, Ontario. He played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres. He was also a businessman and the co-founder of Tim Hortons, now Canada's largest restaurant chain. He died in an car crash at St. Catharines, Ontario in 1974 at the age of 44.
| Tim Horton | |
|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1977 | |
 Horton in 1965 | |
| Born | January 12, 1930 Cochrane, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 21, 1974 (aged 44) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres |
| Playing career | 1949–1974 |
Doughnut shops
In 1964, Horton opened his first Tim Hortons shop in Hamilton, Ontario.[1]
As well as over 2700 shops in Canada, Buffalo, New York has over 80 Tim Hortons Doughnut Shops, and they can be found in Detroit, Michigan; Columbus, Ohio; and other American cities, mainly in the Northeast and the Great Lakes region. There are now over 400 shops in the United States.
Death
Early on the morning of February 21, 1974, Horton was driving on the Queen Elizabeth Way from Toronto to his home in Buffalo after the Buffalo Sabres had played in Toronto the night before, in his sports car. He lost control and hit a concrete culvert. The crash turned the vehicle over and Horton, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown out of the car. Horton was dead on arrival at the local hospital. A police officer following Horton said that he had been going over 160 km/h (100 mph).
Tim Horton is buried in York Cemetery Toronto.[1].
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1947-48 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 137 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1948-49 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 32 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 95 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1949-50 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1949-50 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 60 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 83 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1950-51 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 68 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 129 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 1951-52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1951-52 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 64 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 146 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1952-53 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1953-54 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1954-55 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 67 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 84 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1955-56 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1956-57 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 66 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1957-58 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 53 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1958-59 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 76 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1959-60 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1960-61 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 57 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961-62 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 1962-63 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1963-64 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1964-65 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 1965-66 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1966-67 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | ||
| 1967-68 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 82 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1968-69 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1969-70 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 91 | |||||||
| 1969-70 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 1970-71 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 1971-72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1972-73 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 69 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1973-74 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 55 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 1446 | 115 | 403 | 518 | 1611 | 126 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 183 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- 1961-62 – Stanley Cup
- 1962-63 – Stanley Cup Champion
- 1963-64 – Stanley Cup Champion
- 1966-67 – Stanley Cup Champion
- 1977 – Inducted (posthumously) into the Hockey Hall of Fame
- 1996 – Number 2 retired by the Buffalo Sabres
- 1998 – Ranked number 43 The Hockey News list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
- 2004 – Ranked number 59 The Greatest Canadian by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- 2016 – Number 7 retired by the Toronto Maple Leafs
Tim Horton Media
Image of Tim Horton from a Chex collectible card, c. 1960s
Statue of Horton outside the original Tim Hortons store in Hamilton
Graves of Tim and Lori Horton in York Cemetery, Toronto
References
- ↑ Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.
Other websites
- Tim Horton's biography at Legends of Hockey
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Tim Horton Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography at Tim Hortons corporate site Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine