William Alexander Gadsby and Tim Horton

Elizabeth Bill Gadsby: He once left rival defenceman Tim Horton, a Toronto Maple Leafs player with his own deserved reputation for toughness, crumpled in a corner with a broken leg and a broken jaw, according to Globe and Mail. Despite his intense and not always lawful pursuit of the puck , Mr. The six-foot, 180-pound defenceman was known for administering punishing body checks. Gadsby had a reputation for a sunny disposition away from the rink. William Alexander Gadsby was born on Aug. 8, 1927, in Calgary to English immigrants Elizabeth and Bill Gadsby. He attributed this to his great fortune in having survived two near disasters – the sinking of his ship by a Nazi submarine and a bout with polio at the height of his playing career. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.