Hall of Fame Professional Hockey Pioneer, Innovator, Businessman. Born James Archer Dunn in Winnipeg, he played minor hockey in Manitoba before entering service in World War I in 1916 at the age of 17. Following the war, he returned to his native Winnipeg crippled from the effects of trench foot (a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary, and cold conditions). Having to give up playing hockey he instead turned his attention to the administrative side of the sport by promoting a number of teams to the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (or MAHA), beginning in 1927. He then served as the chief secretary and convenor of the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (or MAHA), from 1927 to 1941. He also served as the organization's Vice President for three years and later as it's President for another six years. In the 1950s, he was the second vice president (1950 to 1952) and later the first vice president (1952 to 1954) for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (or CAHA) before being named it's President (1955 to 1957). He served on the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee in 1961, the year the new facility was opened on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition. He also served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Manitoba Hockey Players Foundation, Inc. and was the convener of the Centennial World tournament in 1967. He also held positions with a number of other sports. He was a timekeeper at Winnipeg Blue Bombers football games since the first season in 1933, was president of the Greater Winnipeg Men's and Girls' Senior Baseball Leagues, and vice president of the Western Canada Baseball Association. For his contributions to amateur hockey he was was inducted in the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category in 1968. He died from cancer at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg the age of 80.
Hall of Fame Professional Hockey Pioneer, Innovator, Businessman. Born James Archer Dunn in Winnipeg, he played minor hockey in Manitoba before entering service in World War I in 1916 at the age of 17. Following the war, he returned to his native Winnipeg crippled from the effects of trench foot (a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary, and cold conditions). Having to give up playing hockey he instead turned his attention to the administrative side of the sport by promoting a number of teams to the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (or MAHA), beginning in 1927. He then served as the chief secretary and convenor of the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (or MAHA), from 1927 to 1941. He also served as the organization's Vice President for three years and later as it's President for another six years. In the 1950s, he was the second vice president (1950 to 1952) and later the first vice president (1952 to 1954) for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (or CAHA) before being named it's President (1955 to 1957). He served on the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee in 1961, the year the new facility was opened on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition. He also served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Manitoba Hockey Players Foundation, Inc. and was the convener of the Centennial World tournament in 1967. He also held positions with a number of other sports. He was a timekeeper at Winnipeg Blue Bombers football games since the first season in 1933, was president of the Greater Winnipeg Men's and Girls' Senior Baseball Leagues, and vice president of the Western Canada Baseball Association. For his contributions to amateur hockey he was was inducted in the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category in 1968. He died from cancer at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg the age of 80.
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