Syl Apps

Syl Apps (Known as "Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps")

Hall of Fame NHL Captain, Three-Time Stanley Cup Winner, Olympic Athlete

Born 18 January 1915

Paris, Canada

Passed Away 24 December 1998 Kingston, Canada

Lifespan 83 years old

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"Character is what you do when you think no one is watching; sportsmanship is the real championship."

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Exemplary Toronto Maple Leafs captain who represented Canada at the 1936 Olympics in pole vault before captaining the Leafs to three Stanley Cup championships.

Biographical Record

Charles Joseph Sylvanus "Syl" Apps was the gold standard of athletic excellence and sportsmanship in Canadian hockey. An all-around athlete from Paris, Ontario, Apps finished sixth in pole vault at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and won two Grey Cups in football before being recruited by Conn Smythe to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

As captain of the Leafs, Apps won the Calder Trophy, the Lady Byng Trophy, and led Toronto to three Stanley Cup titles (1942, 1947, 1948). Renowned for never uttering a swear word on the ice, he later served as an Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament and provincial Cabinet minister.

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Final Resting Place

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Cataraqui Cemetery
Kingston, Canada

                         GPS: 44.2500, -76.5333                    

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