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Joseph Sullivan starred as the goaltender on numerous championship Hockey teams, starting with the University of Toronto Schools Junior A Memorial Cup winners in 1919. In 1920-21, he was captain of the Varsity junior team and a member of the Blues senior team which won the Intercollegiate and Canadian championships. He played on the Blues senior Intercollegiate champions in 1921-22, 1923-24, 1924-25(captain) and 1925-26.
In 1926-27, he joined the Varsity Grads, who went on to win the OHA title and the Allan Cup as national senior champions. In 1928, the Varsity Grads won the Olympic Gold Medal in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Sullivan recorded shutouts in all three games.
He was also an accomplished golfer, winning the first intercollegiate title in 1923, and then repeating in 1924 when he was also President of the U of T Golf Club and runner-up in the Canadian Amateur tournament.
Dr.Sullivan was Canada's leading ear surgeon and in 1950 was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. His service to the Roman Catholic Church was recognized with the award of Knight Commander of St.Gregory, the highest honour available to a Catholic layman. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1957, and served for many years on the U of T Board of Governors and as a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine.
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