Clarence Edward "Dolly" Dolson

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• Interesting: sports, honoured
• Name: Dolly Dolson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81863
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Salvation Army
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Dolly Dolson was born in Hespeler in 1897. He lived in Galt from 1903 to 1923 and was a resident of Stratford for more than fifty years.

Dolson was an all-round athlete, specializing in hockey, baseball and soccer. As a goal keeper, he played several years for the Galt Junior and Intermediate OHA teams and then with the Stratford Indians of the Senior OHA.

He turned professional in 1927 with the Detroit Falcons (later renamed the Red Wings) of the National Hockey League. He played four seasons in the NHL before joining the London Tecumsehs of the International Hockey League for one season. His active career ended after he played one year for the Cleveland Barons, also of the International League.


Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

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