Joseph Albert Sullivan

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Joseph Albert Taylor "Joe" Sullivan (born January 8, 1901 in Scarborough , Ontario , † September 30, 1988 ibid) was a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper and politician . At the Olympic Winter Games in 1928 , he won the gold medal as a member of the Canadian national team.

Career

Joseph Sullivan began his career as an ice hockey goalkeeper with the University of Toronto Schools team , with which he won the Memorial Cup in 1919 . From 1919 to 1925 he was also active for the senior team at the University of Toronto. For the 1926/27 season he joined the Toronto Varsity Grads, with whom he immediately won the Allan Cup , the Canadian amateur championship. Since he threatened not to play at the Winter Games, his brother Frank Sullivan was given a place in the Canadian Olympic team against the wishes of coach Conn Smythe , although he was not previously a member of the Varsity Grads.

After the 1928 Winter Games, Sullivan worked as a doctor. During World War II , he served with the rank of captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force . After the war he became an associate professor at the University of Toronto. In 1957, he was appointed to the Senate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker , who was one of his patients , and served until 1986. The devout Catholic Sullivan was also appointed Knight of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and Knight of the Order of Gregory .

International

For Canada , Sullivan took part in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , where he and his team won the gold medal. He himself was in goal in two games during the tournament and each achieved a shutout .

Achievements and Awards

family

His brother Frank Sullivan was also Olympic champion in ice hockey in 1928. His nephew Peter Sullivan was also an ice hockey player and played 126 games in the National Hockey League .

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personal data
SURNAME Sullivan, Joseph Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sullivan, Joseph Albert Taylor (full name); Sullivan, Joe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper and politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Scarborough , Ontario , Canada
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 1988
Place of death Scarborough , Ontario , Canada