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Hooley Smith

Hooley Smith, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1963)

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Born
January 7, 1903
Died
August 24, 1963
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1903

About Hooley Smith

Reginald Joseph "Hooley" Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans between 1924 and 1941. He won the Stanley Cup twice, with Ottawa and Montreal. Prior to turning professional he played at the 1924 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal with the Canada national team. He is possibly the first National Hockey League player to wear a helmet. Smith was named captain of the Maroons and was their captain when the team won its final Stanley Cup in 1935. He had an outstanding Olympic ice hockey tournament, scoring 17 goals and 33 points in five games.

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Hooley Smith timeline

  1. Prior to turning professional he played at the 1924 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal with the Canada national team.
  2. Smith was named captain of the Maroons and was their captain when the team won its final Stanley Cup in 1935.

The world when Hooley Smith was born

Hooley Smith was born in 1903. 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 1903

  • Top movieThe Great Train Robbery (first narrative film)
  • Best-selling book"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst World Series — Boston vs Pittsburgh
  • Top headlineWright brothers achieve first powered flight
  • Technology milestoneFirst powered airplane flight (12 seconds, 120 feet)
  • World population~1.63B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population80.4M

1903 versus 2026

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

Measure19032026
Population80.4M341 million

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