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You're my man: Would that have been what Harold Ballard (right) was saying to Punch Imlach that day a couple of summers ago when Punch was reinstated to the position as Leaf general manager?
You're my man: Would that have been what Harold Ballard (right) was saying to Punch Imlach that day a couple of summers ago when Punch was reinstated to the position as Leaf general manager?

You're my man: Would that have been what Harold Ballard (right) was saying to Punch Imlach that day a couple of summers ago when Punch was reinstated to the position as Leaf general manager?

Date7/24/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: You're my man: Would that have been what Harold Ballard (right) was saying to Punch Imlach that day a couple of summers ago when Punch was reinstated to the position as Leaf general manager?
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0056520F
It's official. Maple Leaf coach and general manager Punch Imlach making announcement of year's biggest hockey swap today at the Maple Leaf Gardens
It's official. Maple Leaf coach and general manager Punch Imlach making announcement of year's biggest hockey swap today at the Maple Leaf Gardens
3/4/1968
Savoring a slaughter - Buffalo Sabres' general manager Punch Imlach and wife Dodo seem as if they don't know quite what to make of Sabres' awesome dis(...)
Savoring a slaughter - Buffalo Sabres' general manager Punch Imlach and wife Dodo seem as if they don't know quite what to make of Sabres' awesome dis(...)
3/16/1975
Vengeance is sweet for hockey coach Punch Imlach - fired as general manager and coach of Toronto Maple Leafs - as he is hoisted triumphantly into the (...)
Vengeance is sweet for hockey coach Punch Imlach - fired as general manager and coach of Toronto Maple Leafs - as he is hoisted triumphantly into the (...)
11/18/1970
Rebuilding project: Punch Imlach: the Maple Leafs' embattled general manager: says the team has to be rebuilt from the bottom up
Rebuilding project: Punch Imlach: the Maple Leafs' embattled general manager: says the team has to be rebuilt from the bottom up
11/18/1970
Stricken Toronto Maple Leaf's genergal manager Punch Imlach
Stricken Toronto Maple Leaf's genergal manager Punch Imlach
9/9/1981
What a shower and shampoo for coach as Leafs whoop it up: Uninhibited victors drown Punch Imlach in soap and water in dressing room shower
What a shower and shampoo for coach as Leafs whoop it up: Uninhibited victors drown Punch Imlach in soap and water in dressing room shower
n.d.
Leaf coaches: Four men who have known the agony (John Brophy: Doug Carpenter: far right) and the ecstasy (Punch Imlach: left: Hap Day: second from left) that goes with coaching the Maple Leafs
Leaf coaches: Four men who have known the agony (John Brophy: Doug Carpenter: far right) and the ecstasy (Punch Imlach: left: Hap Day: second from left) that goes with coaching the Maple Leafs
2/6/1980
Punch Imlach could tell what brand of booze his players drank by smelling the sweat that oozed from their pores
Punch Imlach could tell what brand of booze his players drank by smelling the sweat that oozed from their pores
12/15/1980
Punch Imlach: Sports editor Ken McKee says most of Leaf boss's deals with stand up as positive moves: but he must find a first-rate goaltender
Punch Imlach: Sports editor Ken McKee says most of Leaf boss's deals with stand up as positive moves: but he must find a first-rate goaltender
12/5/1980
End of an Era for Maple Leafs comes with firing of Punch Imlach by Stafford Smythe
End of an Era for Maple Leafs comes with firing of Punch Imlach by Stafford Smythe
11/5/1969
Grinning Punch Imlach savors the failure of the Maple Leaf team-and just adds to the frustration: Iaments a Toronto hockey fan
Grinning Punch Imlach savors the failure of the Maple Leaf team-and just adds to the frustration: Iaments a Toronto hockey fan
4/11/1967
Leafs are good: say Habs: But Punch Imlach has misgivings
Leafs are good: say Habs: But Punch Imlach has misgivings
10/15/1966