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As for Ballard, if anyone wants to know more about this guy, look for the book "Pal Hal" - I forget who it's by, but I am sure you can get it on ebay for less than $5 including shipping. I did. It's an awesome read. It goes over, in chronological order, everything you knew and a lot more that you don't.
Written in 1989 by Dick Beddoes who was a Globe and Mail columnist for years.
BTW Beddoes is famous for his diet following Game 1 of the 1972 Canada/Russia. He boasted in his column:
“So make it Canada, 8 games to 0. If the Russians win one game, I will eat this column shredded at high noon in a bowl of borscht on the front steps of the Russian Embassy.â€
True to his word he chowed down in front of the Russian embassy in a feeding frenzy duly noted and photographed.
He then wrote:
“Canadian back bacon has gone rancid on the hogs. All the maple sugar has vanished down the trees to become bitter-root… The Rocky Mountains are mere pebbles beside the towering Urals. The Northern Lights are dimmer than a mole’s boudoir in a Siberian salt mine at midnight … Canada’s dish is crow.â€