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Bill Fitsell (John Walter Fitsell) was born on 25 July, 1923 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian journalist, writer, and historian (1923–2020). Discover Bill Fitsell'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 97 years old?

Popular As John Walter Fitsell
Occupation Journalist and writer
Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 25 July, 1923
Birthday 25 July
Birthplace Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 3 December, 2020
Died Place Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1880

He was a driving force behind the Historic Hockey Series, an annual re-enactment by teams from Queen's University at Kingston, the Royal Military College of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, to commemorate early games played on natural ice in the Kingston harbour during the 1880s.

He also helped organize the annual Carr-Harris Cup competition, between the Royal Military College of Canada and the United States Military Academy.

1923

John Walter "Bill" Fitsell (July 25, 1923December 3, 2020) was a Canadian journalist, writer and historian.

John Walter Fitsell was born on July 25, 1923, in Barrie, Ontario, and moved with his family to Lindsay in 1927.

He had three siblings, his father John Charles Fitsell was a baker, and his mother Beatrice Exell was a homemaker.

The family home where he grew up included a large lot upon which an ice hockey rink was constructed each winter, where he and his friends played as youths.

Fitsell was a lifelong fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and stated his favourite player was Charlie Conacher, since they both played as a right winger.

1930

In the 1930s, Fitsell began a lifelong hobby of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles, photographs and other memorabilia related to the Maple Leafs.

1935

The Maple Leafs played an exhibition game in Lindsay in 1935, and Fitsell introduced himself and his friends to the players as they exited the team's bus before the game.

1936

He attended his first National Hockey League game on January 18, 1936, watching the Maple Leafs play the Boston Bruins at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Fitsell attended high school at Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational Institute.

At age 17, he joined the Navy Cadets and departed for Victoria, British Columbia.

1942

He later joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1942.

He played hockey while stationed in Halifax with the navy during World War II.

He initially served aboard HMCS St. Francis, then was transferred to HMCS Outremont.

He was a ship's writer and assisted the captains with correspondence and paying the crews.

1944

During the Normandy landings in 1944, Outremont protected the western end of the English Channel from enemy submarines.

1945

He courted Barbara Robson on Cape Breton Island after the war, and they married in 1945.

1946

He was discharged from naval service in 1946 and they settled in Lindsay.

Fitsell began his journalism career with The Lindsay Post in 1946, and then worked for the Lindsay Watchman Warder, the Woodstock Sentinel-Review, the Port Perry Star, and the Ontario Churchman.

1950

From the early 1950s, Fitsell was involved in the community as a minor ice hockey coach and convenor in Gananoque and Kingston, Ontario.

1952

He moved to writing for the Gananoque Reporter in 1952.

1961

He was a columnist for The Kingston Whig-Standard from 1961 to 1993, and was the founding president of the Society for International Hockey Research in 1991.

He joined The Kingston Whig-Standard in 1961 as the Gananoque Bureau Chief, then became the district editor.

In March 1961, Fitsell attended a game in Gananoque where a 13-year-old Bobby Orr was discovered by scouts from the Boston Bruins while playing on a team from Parry Sound during the provincial playoffs.

1969

He was involved with the International Hockey Hall of Fame from 1969 to 2005, serving as its curator and historian.

He published five books during his career including four on the history of ice hockey, and helped organize the Historic Hockey Series to commemorate early ice hockey games played in Kingston, Ontario.

Fitsell was involved with the International Hockey Hall of Fame from 1969 to 2005, as its secretary, curator, vice-president, president and then historian.

1977

Fitsell joined the Kingston Historical Society in 1977, was its vice-president in the early 1990s, and then became its president in January 1994.

1978

He began writing the column "People" in 1978.

1988

He worked full-time until 1988, then as a part-time contributor until 1993.

1991

He was the founding president of the Society for International Hockey Research in 1991, was a regular contributor to the Hockey Research Journal and editor of the society's newsletter.

The initial research group for the society began with 17 members in May 1991, and grew to include 500 members globally as of October 2020.

Fitsell wrote five books during his career, including a biography of Captain James T. Sutherland and the effort to establish the Hockey Hall of Fame in Kingston.

Fitsell and his wife were married for 75 years and had five daughters.

They resided in Kingston for more than fifty years.

According to Fitsell's daughter, he did not have a car nor a driver's license until after aged 40, since he was scared of driving due to reporting on accidents for many years.

Fitsell was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 9, the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Brigade Association, and the Kingston Jazz Society.

His other interests included serving on the Kingston Buskers' Committee, the Kingston Heritage Tattoo Society, and the Queen's University Archives Committee.

2012

He was inducted into both the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame and the Lindsay District Sports Hall of Fame, and received the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal.