George Hardy

William George Hardy (1895 – August 28, 1979) was a Canadian classical scholar, ice hockey coach and builder as well as novelist.
==Career==
Born in Peniel near Lindsay, Ontario, Hardy graduated from the University of Toronto.HARDY, William George, DBCS.Rugers.edu He then went on to complete his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago.Hardy, W. G. (William George), 1895-1979, snaccooperative.org From 1920-1964, he was a lecturer in Classics at the University of Alberta. He was head of this position from 1938 until he retired in 1964.Profile on UOFA Sports Wall of Fame In addition, he was the head coach of the University of Alberta Golden Bears ice hockey team from 1922-1926.
He was also active as a novelist and published several historical novels, which were mainly focussed on biblical and Roman history, though he also wrote a novel on World War II.G. Melnyk, The Literary History of Alberta, I, Alberta, 1998, pp. 121-122, 209. He was three times president of the Canadian Authors Association and wrote several short stories as well.
He served as president of the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association from 1931-1933 before becoming president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1938, a position which he held until 1940. He served as president of the International Ice Hockey Association from 1940 to 1947. In 1947 he became vice-president of the International Ice Hockey Federation. He then served as president of the IIHF from 1948-1951.1946-1956 on iihf.com
Hardy was inducted into the Order of Canada in 1973.W.G. Hardy on gg.ca In 1987, he was posthumously named a member of the University of Alberta Wall of Fame and he was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1989.Profile on Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
==References==
Category:Canadian Amateur Hockey Association presidents
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:International Ice Hockey Federation executives