Art Jackson

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Art Jackson
Born	(1915-12-15)December 15, 1915 Toronto, ON, CAN
Died	May 15, 1971(1971-05-15) (aged 55) St. Catharines, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins New York Americans
Playing career	1934–1945

Arthur Morris Jackson (December 15, 1915 – May 15, 1971) was a National Hockey League (NHL) player and the brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Harvey 'Busher' Jackson. He won 2 Stanley Cups in his career; one with the Boston Bruins in 1941, and the other with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1945.

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Jackson played the position of centre for teams in the NHL, IHL, OHA-JR, TMHL, M-Cup, TIHL, and the IAHL hockey leagues. Jackson played for

Toronto Marlboros from 1931 to 1933
St. Michael's Majors from 1933 to 1934
Toronto CCM from 1933 to 1934
Toronto Maple Leafs from 1934 to 1937 and 1944 to 1945
Syracuse Stars from 1934 to 1935 and 1936 to 1937
Boston Bruins from 1937 to 1938, and 1940 to 1945
New York Americans 1938 to 1939

He was coach for the Toronto Barkers from 1946 to 1947.

After retiring from playing hockey Jackson moved to St. Catharines, Ontario, where he became a hockey coach for the OHA and later worked for the Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd. On May 15, 1971, Jackson suffered a heart attack and died while playing golf in the Opening Day Tournament at the St. Catharines Golf Club, at the age of 55.

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