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John McCormack (ice hockey)

John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2017)

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Born
August 2, 1925
Died
February 22, 2017
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1925

About John McCormack (ice hockey)

John Ronald McCormack was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1948 and 1955. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta. John contributed 7 goals and 8 assists in the 13 playoff games. He discovered that the priesthood was not his calling and returned to play with the Leafs in 1950. In those 9 playoff games McCormack had 10 goals and assisted on 11 others. McCormack had 6 goals and 9 assists in the 13 playoff matches.

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The world when John McCormack (ice hockey) was born

John McCormack (ice hockey) was born in 1925. 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 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John McCormack (ice hockey)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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