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William Lee Ball Fonds
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CA MUA MG4054
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1 cm of textual records
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(1908-1979)
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William Lee Ball was born on July 18, 1908, in North Hatley, Quebec.
He was a Canadian skier who studied at McGill University, earning a B.Sc. in 1930 and a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1935. During his time at the university, he actively participated in sports and was a member of the ski team from 1926 to 1930. He practiced alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined and qualified for the 1932 Winter Olympics in Nordic combined. He also competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics, finishing 54th in the 18-kilometer-long distance event and 46th in the Nordic combined. Ball was later inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame.
He died on March 14, 1979, in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Carbon copy of Ball's history of the 'Red Birds of St. Sauveur', a ski club formed by McGill students and graduates in 1929.
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Carbon copy