Claimed by Buffalo from Pittsburgh in Intra-League Draft, June 5, 1972.

Claimed by Pittsburgh from NY Rangers in Intra-League Draft, June 8, 1971.

Traded to NY Rangers by Toronto for future considerations (Denis Dupere, May 14, 1970), March 3, 1970.

He was runner-up for the Norris Trophy twice and earned postseason All-Star recognition six times.įor more of Tim Horton's 100 Greatest Players bio, please click here.

Horton spent most of that time with the Maple Leafs, helping Toronto win four Stanley Cup championships. But for more than two decades, Horton's name meant skill, mobility and unsurpassed strength on defense in the NHL. Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, hardly a weakling himself, called Horton 'the strongest player in hockey.'įor many people today, the name Tim Horton means doughnuts and coffee at the fast-food franchise business he founded in 1964. Another teammate, center Dave Keon, recalled that Horton could throw around railroad ties 'like they were toothpicks.' Fellow Toronto defenseman Bob Baun saw him barricade an intersection in Quebec as a prank by lifting barrels of cement.

Tim Horton was called 'Superman' by goaltender Johnny Bower, who believed the defenseman and longtime teammate with the Toronto Maple Leafs could lift a filled 40-gallon oil drum.

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