In pictures: The life and times of Hugh Smythe
Hugh Smythe, son of Maple Leafs founder Conn Smythe, holds the copper box that held the contents of a time capsule from 1931 discovered during renovations of the Maple Leaf Gardens in January, 2012.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
Dr. Smythe stands with family while holding the time capsule.Dave Upham
Hugh Smythe, as a young hockey player with his father.
An unknown patient at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital in 1951 gets a moment of glory with the Stanley Cup, accompanied by, from left: Dr. Hugh Smythe, father Conn Smythe and Leafs player Ted (Teeder) Kennedy.
Dr. Smythe at Buckingham Palace with his wife, about to meet the Queen.
Dr. Smythe, shown in November, 1987, invented his own natural solution to neck and back aches.Thomas Szlukovenyi/The Globe and Mail
Dr. Smythe also was considered Canada’s leading expert in fibromyalgia and was instrumental in the creation of the Ontario Fibromyalgia Association in 1985.
Smythe’s work in medicine afforded him the opportunity to travel the world. In his bid to understand the nature of rheumatic disease, he became an avid collector of antique headrests – designed to deal with a universal affliction.
Dr. Smythe one of his large collection of headrests, a pastime that stemmed from his interest in pain referred from the neck.
Dr. Smythe on his 80th birthday after a day of golf at the Toronto Hunt Club.