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Ron Hurst, the oldest living Maple Leaf, continues his storybook career

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Ron Hurst was one of many Leafs call-ups 70 years ago .

Hurst and George Armstrong were on the junior Toronto Marlboroughs .

The diminutive-but-muscular 5 -foot-9 right winger was stitched up and completed his debut.

He is the oldest living Leaf , the club’s original Chief.

Ron Hurst played for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s and '60s .

He now lives in a retirement home in Streetsville , Ont ., but his friendship with mates such as Duff endures.

He tries to attend monthly NHL Alumni lunches at which he’s a guest speaker of old locker room stories.

Ron Hurst forgot to bring his gloves to the shoot and borrowed Tim Horton's mitts.

Hurst was around long enough to get one of the iconic Beehive Golden Corn Syrup collectable photographs.

In the 90s , the Parkhurst company created a set of cards for 56 -57, the so-called missing link’ season.

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78

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77

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32

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formal

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English

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35

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possibly offensive

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medium-lived

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