Bill Long (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey coach
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About Bill Long (ice hockey)
- Bill Long (born January 2, 1917, in Barrie, Ontario, died in London, Ontario, July 24, 2006) was a retired ice hockey coach. Long spent three decades coaching in the Ontario Hockey League with the Niagara Falls Flyers, London Knights and Ottawa 67's.
- He played with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the IAHL in the 1939-40 season.
- The OHL created the Bill Long Award in his honour, for distinguished lifetime service to the league.
- He won the Memorial Cup with the Flyers in 1965.
- Long was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as Coach of the Year in 1976-77.
- He died in London, Ontario, in 2006 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease later in life.
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