Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe (1895-1980) - Smythe was attending the University of Toronto when he enlisted to serve in the First World War, in March of 1915. While enlisted Smythe organized a team to compete in the Ontario Hockey Association’s senior league; the team never played as his 40th Battery was shipped overseas in February of 1916.

Smythe’s Battery was sent to Ypres and fought for nearly two months in the trenches near the Somme. Smythe was a fearless soldier, on March 5, 1917, he was awarded the Military Cross for "dispersing an enemy party at a critical time. Himself accounted for three of the enemy with his revolver." During a German counter-attack he rushed in, shot three Germans and dragged several Canadian soldiers back to safety. No big deal.

While serving with the Royal Flying Corps Smythe was shot down in October of 1917 and held as a POW by the Germans. He made two failed escape attempts and was placed in solitary confinement as a result. He was released at the end of the war. Then he came home and founded the Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey club and was its coach for a four-year period 1927-31. Mr. Smythe was a character. He was well known for having said, "If you can't beat 'em in the alley, you can't beat 'em on the ice." In 1958 he was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders category.