birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
st. catharines , ontario canadian 24 april 1933 defrauding nhl players association alan eagleson
 alan eagleson lawyer -lrb- disbarred -rrb-
alan eagleson

robert alan eagleson -lrb- born april 24 , 1933 -rrb- is a disbarred canadian lawyer , convicted criminal in two countries , former politician , hockey agent and promoter .
clients that he represented included superstars bobby orr and darryl sittler , and he was the first executive director of the nhl players association -lrb- nhlpa -rrb- , which was initially lauded for improving the bargaining power of national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- players .
he is also well known for providing the opportunity for professional players to compete in international hockey , by promoting the 1972 summit series between canada and the soviet union , and the canada cup -lrb- now the world cup of hockey -rrb- .
however , eagleson was convicted of fraud and embezzlement and briefly imprisoned , after it was revealed that he had abused his position for many years by defrauding his clients and skimming money from tournaments .
after his convictions , he was removed as a member of the order of canada and resigned from the hockey hall of fame where he had been inducted in the builder category .
