Frank Sheppard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frank Sheppard

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1905

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1996

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Frank Sheppard

  • Joseph Francis Xavier Shepard (October 5, 1905 – February 20, 1996) was a professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League.
  • Born in Montreal, Quebec, he played with the Detroit Cougars (later known as the Red Wings).
  • He was the younger brother of Johnny Sheppard.
  • The obituary in the Vancouver Sun issue date February 22, 1996 states he was born on October 5, 1905, not October 19, 1905. After his hockey career, Shepard worked as a real estate agent, however soon after the death of his wife in 1953, he quit his job and became homeless and addicted to alcohol, "bounc[ing] in and out of beer parlours and construction camps".
  • In 1966, he was arrested and given a suspended sentence for begging on the streets of Vancouver.
  • One Shepard's sons, James Frank (Jim) Shepard (born 1939) is the former chief executive officer of machinery company Finning, and forestry product company Canfor.
  • He was also an economic advisor to British Columbia Premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark.

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