Eddie Livingstone
Edward James Livingstone (September 12, 1884 – September 11, 1945) was a Canadian sports team owner and manager. He was the principal owner of the Toronto Shamrocks and the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association, where his battles with his fellow owners led them to create the National Hockey League.
Read more about Eddie Livingstone: Early Years, National Hockey Association, Attempts To Launch Rival Leagues, American Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Association
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“Yeah, percentage players die broke too, don’t they, Bert?”
—Sydney Carroll, U.S. screenwriter, and Robert Rossen. Eddie Felson (Paul Newman)
“What a squalid and irresponsible little profession it is.... Nothing prepares you for how bad Fleet Street really is until it craps on you from a great height.”
—Ken Livingstone (b. 1945)