Origins & Early Life

Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton (January 12, 1930 – February 21, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent the majority of his career playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, later playing with the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Buffalo Sabres. Horton was a four-time Stanley Cup Champion in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967 with the Maple Leafs. In 2017, Horton was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He died at age 44 following a single-vehicle crash in which drugs and alcohol were involved. A successful businessman, Horton co-founded the Tim Hortons restaurant chain. Horton was born in Cochrane, Ontario, at Lady Minto Hospital, to Aaron Oakley Horton, a Canadian National Railway mechanic, and Ethel May (née Irish). His father christened him Miles Gilbert after his two grandfathers, but he came to be known exclusively as Tim, the name his mother had wanted to give him. He had one brother, Jerry Horton.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The family moved in 1935 to Duparquet, Quebec, returning to Ontario in 1938 to Cochrane; the family then moved to Sudbury in 1945. Horton...

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