George Kennedy: Biography, Facts and Career
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George Washington Kendall (December 29, 1881 – October 19, 1921), known professionally as George Kennedy, was a Canadian sports promoter best known as the owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team from 1910 to 1921. Kennedy was a wrestler himself and after the end of his wrestling career turned to wrestling promotion. Kendall along with other investors, formed the Club Athletique Canadien, and promoted wrestling, boxing, hockey and other sports. He would contract the Spanish flu during the pandemic of the late 1910s and never fully recovered from it, causing him to eventually succumb to complications from the illness in 1921, after the pandemic ended.
Quick facts about George Kennedy
- Full name: George Kennedy
- Born: 1881-12-29
- Nationality: Canada
- Known as: Creator
- Wikidata ID: Q3101991
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Who is George Kennedy?
George Washington Kendall (December 29, 1881 – October 19, 1921), known professionally as George Kennedy, was a Canadian sports promoter best known as the owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team from 1910 to 1921.
What nationality is George Kennedy?
George Kennedy is Canada.
When was George Kennedy born?
George Kennedy was born on 1881-12-29.
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