King Clancy

Francis Michael "King" Clancy was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee, coach and executive. Clancy played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a member of three Stanley Cup championship teams and won All-Star honours. After he retired in 1937, he remained in hockey, becoming a coach for the Montreal Maroons. Clancy next worked as a referee for the NHL. He joined the Maple Leafs organization and worked in the organization as a coach and team executive until his death in 1986. In 2017 Clancy was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

25 February 1903

Born on the same birth day (25 February): A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. • Diane Baker • Erich von Hornbostel • Francisco Fernández Ochoa • François René Mallarmé • Fred VanVleet • George Reid • John Wood, the Younger • Meher Baba • Perry Miller • Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone • Thon Maker • Tony Lema • Vernon Carey Jr. • Vince Gair • William Z. Foster

Born in the same month (February 1903): Alexander Imich • Anaïs Nin • Chick Hafey • Claudio Arrau • Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton • Frank Ramsey (mathematician) • Georgy Beriev • Jorge Basadre • Matthias Sindelar • Nikolai Podgorny • Sadegh Hedayat • Stuart Erwin • Waldemar Hoven