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Lefty Reid
Maurice H. "Lefty" Reid (born c. 1927) is a former curator Reid had been a competitive bowler and was vice-
of the Hockey Hall of Fame, based in Toronto, Ontario, president of Ontario Bowlers Council from 1959 to 1962.
Canada. As a softball pitcher, he played from the 1940s to the
From Peterborough, Ontario, Reid worked at the 1960s.
Peterborough Examiner and later moved to Toronto to
work at the Toronto Telegram as sports layout editor.
While there, he began volunteering at the Hockey Hall of
References
Fame before being hired as curator. Reid was initially re- [1] "Hall of Fame welcomes five more inductees," Mike
sponsible for both the Hockey Hall of Fame and Canada’s Davies, Peterborough Examiner, April 13, 2006, p. D8.
Sports Hall of Fame. From the time of Bobby Hewitson’s Persondata
retirement in 1967, until Reid’s retirement in 1992, when Name Reid, Lefty
Scotty Morrison took over the reins, Reid took what he
described as " a basement full of sticks and pucks" and Alternative names
helped to create a museum. Short description
In his retiremement, Reid returned to Peterborough, Date of birth 1927
where he was honoured with a key to the city after vol-
Place of birth
untarily helping to create a new sports hall of fame there.
He was inducted into the Peterborough and District Date of death
Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.[1] Place of death
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