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Clarence Campbell

Clarence Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 1984)

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Born
July 9, 1905
Died
June 24, 1984
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1905

About Clarence Campbell

Clarence Sutherland Campbell, was a Canadian ice hockey executive and referee, and soldier. He refereed in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1930s, served in the Canadian Army during World War II, then served as the third president of the NHL from 1946 to 1977. His tenure as president included the Richard Riot and the 1967 NHL expansion. His career was recognized with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966, and the naming of the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for him. Although the Clarence Campbell Conference was renamed the Western Conference in 1993, the Campbell Bowl continues to be awarded to the conference's playoff champion. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1945.

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Clarence Campbell timeline

  1. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1945.
  2. His career was recognized with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966, and the naming of the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for him.
  3. Although the Clarence Campbell Conference was renamed the Western Conference in 1993, the Campbell Bowl continues to be awarded to the conference's playoff champion.

The world when Clarence Campbell was born

Clarence Campbell was born in 1905. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1905

  • Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
  • Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
  • Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
  • World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Clarence Campbell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19052026
Population83.2M341 million

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