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- Lionel Joseph Pretoria „The Big Train“ Conacher (* 24. Mai 1902 in Toronto, Ontario; † 26. Mai 1954 in Ottawa, Ontario) war ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler und -trainer, der von 1923 bis 1937 für die Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Americans, Montreal Maroons und Chicago Black Hawks in der National Hockey League auf der Position des Verteidigers spielte. Er spielte ebenso Baseball, Lacrosse und Canadian Football. 1950 wurde er zu Kanadas Sportler der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts gewählt. Die kanadische Regierung, vertreten durch den für das Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada zuständigen Minister, ehrte am 15. Juni 1976 Lionel Conacher und erklärte ihn zu einer „Person von nationaler historischer Bedeutung“. (de)
- Lionel Pretoria Conacher est un sportif complet de la première moitié du XXe siècle né le 24 mai 1900 à Toronto au Canada et mort le 26 mai 1954. Ainsi, il a joué professionnellement au hockey sur glace, au football canadien mais également à la crosse, au baseball et il fut même boxeur et lutteur. Après sa carrière de sportif, il est élu à l'Assemblée législative de l'Ontario ainsi qu'à la Chambre des communes du Canada. (fr)
- Lionel Pretoria Conacher, MP (/ˈkɒnəkər/; 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 football; he was a member of the 1921 Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts. He was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team that won the International League championship in 1926. In hockey, he won a 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. Conacher retired as an athlete in 1937 to enter politics. He won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1937, and in 1949 won a seat in the House of Commons. Many of his political positions revolved around sports. He worked to eliminate corruption in boxing while serving as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Ontario, also serving as the chairman of the Ontario Athletic Commission. Additionally, he served a term as director of recreation and entertainment for the Royal Canadian Air Force. It was also on the sports field that Conacher died: He suffered a heart attack twenty minutes after hitting a triple in a softball game played on the lawn of Parliament Hill. Numerous organizations have honoured Conacher's career. In addition to being named Canada's athlete of the half-century, he was named the country's top football player over the same period. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1964, the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1965, the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1994, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Additionally, the Canadian Press gives the Lionel Conacher Award to its male athlete of the year. (en)
- Lionel Pretoria Conacher, född 24 maj 1900 i Toronto, död 26 maj 1954 i Ottawa, var en kanadensisk professionell ishockeyspelare, multiidrottare och politiker. Som ishockeyspelare spelade Conacher i NHL åren 1925–1937 för Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Americans, Montreal Maroons och Chicago Black Hawks. Han vann två Stanley Cup, 1934 med Chicago Black Hawks och 1935 med Montreal Maroons. 1994 valdes han postumt in i Hockey Hall of Fame. Förutom ishockey var Conacher aktiv inom ett flertal andra sporter. Han spelade kanadensisk fotboll för Toronto Argonauts, med vilka han vann Grey Cup 1921, samt baseboll för Toronto Maple Leafs med vilka han vann International League 1926. Därtill utövade han lacrosse, brottning och boxning. 1937 lade Conacher av med professionell idrott för att istället ägna sig åt politik. (sv)
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- Lionel Pretoria Conacher est un sportif complet de la première moitié du XXe siècle né le 24 mai 1900 à Toronto au Canada et mort le 26 mai 1954. Ainsi, il a joué professionnellement au hockey sur glace, au football canadien mais également à la crosse, au baseball et il fut même boxeur et lutteur. Après sa carrière de sportif, il est élu à l'Assemblée législative de l'Ontario ainsi qu'à la Chambre des communes du Canada. (fr)
- Lionel Joseph Pretoria „The Big Train“ Conacher (* 24. Mai 1902 in Toronto, Ontario; † 26. Mai 1954 in Ottawa, Ontario) war ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler und -trainer, der von 1923 bis 1937 für die Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Americans, Montreal Maroons und Chicago Black Hawks in der National Hockey League auf der Position des Verteidigers spielte. Er spielte ebenso Baseball, Lacrosse und Canadian Football. 1950 wurde er zu Kanadas Sportler der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts gewählt. (de)
- Lionel Pretoria Conacher, MP (/ˈkɒnəkər/; 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 football; he was a member of the 1921 Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts. He was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team that won the International League championship in 1926. In hockey, he won a 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 Gr (en)
- Lionel Pretoria Conacher, född 24 maj 1900 i Toronto, död 26 maj 1954 i Ottawa, var en kanadensisk professionell ishockeyspelare, multiidrottare och politiker. Som ishockeyspelare spelade Conacher i NHL åren 1925–1937 för Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Americans, Montreal Maroons och Chicago Black Hawks. Han vann två Stanley Cup, 1934 med Chicago Black Hawks och 1935 med Montreal Maroons. 1994 valdes han postumt in i Hockey Hall of Fame. 1937 lade Conacher av med professionell idrott för att istället ägna sig åt politik. (sv)
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