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The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, fourth Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete
The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, fourth Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete

The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, fourth Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete

Date12/20/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: The king: The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, has added some more hardware to that big trophy case of his?a record fourth Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0051765F
Wayne Gretzky: The Great One beat out sprinter Ben Johnson by 13 points in Athlete of the Year poll
Wayne Gretzky: The Great One beat out sprinter Ben Johnson by 13 points in Athlete of the Year poll
11/24/1988
Boston Hockey star Phil Esposito was presented with Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding athlete in 1972 during halftime of last night's Argo-Als (...)
Boston Hockey star Phil Esposito was presented with Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding athlete in 1972 during halftime of last night's Argo-Als (...)
8/16/1973
Hockey star Phil Esposito holds the Lou Marsh Trophy, given him last night as Canada's outstanding athlete of 1972
Hockey star Phil Esposito holds the Lou Marsh Trophy, given him last night as Canada's outstanding athlete of 1972
8/15/1973
Wayne Gretzky poses with some of the hardware he picked up at last night's NHL awards ceremony
Wayne Gretzky poses with some of the hardware he picked up at last night's NHL awards ceremony
6/10/1987
Winning smiles: Harold Chae, 11, the 1992 Easter Seals Timmy, meets Silken Laumann, Canada's athlete of the year and Lou Marsh award winner, at the Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities Dinner last night
Winning smiles: Harold Chae, 11, the 1992 Easter Seals Timmy, meets Silken Laumann, Canada's athlete of the year and Lou Marsh award winner, at the Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities Dinner last night
2/6/1992
The hirsute one: Hockey star Wayne Gretzky, sporting a new beard, Is in Toronto to promote the Study Game, a video program that involves parents in education
The hirsute one: Hockey star Wayne Gretzky, sporting a new beard, Is in Toronto to promote the Study Game, a video program that involves parents in education
8/6/1992
He scores! Wayne Gretzky celebrates after one of his two goals for L
He scores! Wayne Gretzky celebrates after one of his two goals for L
11/2/1991
He can't do it alone: Wayne Gretzky's presence makes the Edmonton Oilers one of the very best teams in the NHL, but they're still having their problems beating the New York Islanders
He can't do it alone: Wayne Gretzky's presence makes the Edmonton Oilers one of the very best teams in the NHL, but they're still having their problems beating the New York Islanders
9/24/1983
Probably won't return: Wayne Gretzky, felled by a check from behind by Team USA's Gary Suter, Is not expected to play for the rest of the Canada Cup
Probably won't return: Wayne Gretzky, felled by a check from behind by Team USA's Gary Suter, Is not expected to play for the rest of the Canada Cup
8/30/1991
Wayne Gretzky. Injured superstar missed final Canada Cup game
Wayne Gretzky. Injured superstar missed final Canada Cup game
9/7/1991
The chairman and president Jake Gaudaur of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame presents the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's Athlete of the Year for 1984 to (...)
The chairman and president Jake Gaudaur of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame presents the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's Athlete of the Year for 1984 to (...)
8/23/1985
The enforcer: Dave Hutchison, whose penalty totals resemble Wayne Gretzky's scoring totals, was summoned out of retirement by the Leafs to fill the enforcer role on the club
The enforcer: Dave Hutchison, whose penalty totals resemble Wayne Gretzky's scoring totals, was summoned out of retirement by the Leafs to fill the enforcer role on the club
11/15/1983