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Frank Mathers was born on 29 March, 1924 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a Canadian ice hockey player. Discover Frank Mathers's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 29 March 1924
Birthday 29 March
Birthplace Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date of death 9 February, 2005
Died Place Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality Canada

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Frank Mathers Height, Weight & Measurements

At 80 years old, Frank Mathers height is 6 ft 01 in (185 cm) and Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb).

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Height 6 ft 01 in (185 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
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Frank Mathers Net Worth

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1924

Frank Sydney Mathers (March 29, 1924 – February 9, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player during the 1940s and 1950s.

He competed with the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs and the American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Hornets and Hershey Bears.

Mathers was born on March 29, 1924, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Growing up in Wolseley, Winnipeg, Mathers played junior ice hockey for the Excelsiors Hockey Club and Winnipeg Rangers with whom he won a provincial bantam B and two midget championships and two juvenile titles.

While attending Gordon Bell High School, Mathers competed in the City High School football league.

1941

At the start of the 1941 season, he led the team to a 31–0 win, the most decisive victory in the school's history.

The Winnipeg Tribune reporter Vince Leah described Mathers as "a big, bulky, likeable kid, modest almost to a fault, extremely good-natured and best of all a true gentleman."

1942

In 1942, at the age of 18, Mathers played for the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers in the first ever non-civilian Grey Cup game, losing 8–5 to the Toronto RCAF Hurricanes.

1943

While competing with the Rangers during the 1943–44 season, Mathers began to draw attention from National Hockey League (NHL) scouts.

However, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and attended St. Patricks College.

During his time in the Air Force, Mathers was a fullback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League.

He eventually quit football to concentrate on hockey but rejoined the Blue Bombers in 1943 before transferring to the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Later, Mathers said he thought he played football better than hockey but chose hockey due to finances.

Mathers was encouraged by Toronto Maple Leafs owner Conn Smythe to play for the Leafs instead of continuing his pursuit of a degree.

Smythe told him he could earn around $100,000 with the Leafs, which could then pay for his dream of attending dentistry school.

In response, Mathers told Maple Leafs executives he would only play for the team if it was certain he would make it to the professional level.

1946

While playing for the Ottawa All-Stars during the 1946–47 season, he travelled with them to England for some exhibition games and was given a proposition to stay in the country.

However, he turned it down and returned to North America.

Mathers eventually agreed to play with the Leafs after he was told he lacked sufficient credits to enroll at the University of Ottawa.

1948

Mathers attended the Maple Leafs' training camp prior to their 1948–49 season and signed a three-year contract with the team.

Although he committed to play in the professional league, he announced he would attend summer school either in Ottawa or Manitoba to complete his Bachelor of Science degree and enrol at dentistry school.

After playing 15 games with the Maple Leafs, Mathers agreed to be re-assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Pittsburgh Hornets, so he could continue to play ice hockey.

On December 3, 1948, Smythe officially re-assigned Mathers and Les Costello to the Hornets.

1949

After spending the season with the Hornets, Mathers attended the Leafs' training camp prior to the 1949–50 season where he subsequently fractured his toe.

1952

As a player or executive, he won eight Calder Cups—two as a player for Pittsburgh (1952 and 1955), two as a player/coach for Hershey (1958 and 1959), one as a coach for Hershey (1969), and three as a general manager for Hershey (1974, 1980 and 1988).

In 1952, Mathers announced he had plans to leave the AHL and settle down in Pittsburgh with his family.

Although a friend said he had plans to pursue his dentistry degree, Mathers later announced he just wanted to find a stable job in Pittsburgh.

1954

In 1954, Mathers and teammate Gilles Mayer were chosen for the American Hockey League's all-star team.

He received 24 votes to beat out Emile Francis of the Cleveland Barons.

The following year, he was the only unanimous choice for the 1954-55 American Hockey League all-star team.

After announcing his plans for retirement and pursuit of his dentistry degree, Hershey Bears president John Sollenberger convinced Mathers to sign with the Bears as a player-coach.

He took Mathers to Hershey Park, where they rode rollercoasters while he pitched the team to him and his wife.

1962

One of the AHL's most accomplished players, Mathers stood as the all-time assist- and point-scoring leader among AHL defencemen upon his retirement as a player in 1962.

He was selected to the AHL All Star Team five consecutive years.

1987

In 1987, he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for his lifelong commitment to hockey in the United States.

1991

Mathers retired from the Bears in 1991 after 35 years with the Hershey Bears (17 as a coach, with the first 6 as a player/coach, and 18 as general manager/team president).

The Bears have retired number 3 in his honor.

1992

He is best known for his 35-year association with the Bears as a player, coach, GM and President and was elected as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder's category in 1992.

He is one of few Honored Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame whose North American career was almost entirely outside of the NHL (having played just 23 NHL games), having been enshrined in 1992 in the builders' category.

2006

Mathers was also inducted as a charter member of the AHL Hall of Fame in 2006 in Winnipeg.