AKA Joseph Rene Marcel Pronovost

Born: 15-Jun-1930
Birthplace: Lac-à-la-Tortue, Quebec, Canada
Died: 26-Apr-2015
Location of death: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Hockey

Nationality: Canada
Executive summary: Detroit's Flying Frenchman

Father: Leo Pronovost
Mother: Juliette
Brother: Andre Pronovost (NHL forward)
Brother: Claude Pronovost (NHL goaltender)
Brother: Jean Pronovost (NHL forward)
Wife: Cindy (m. 1951, d. 1993 cancer, one daughter, two sons)
Daughter: Brigitte Stickley
Son: Leo
Son: Michel
Wife: Eva (m. 1994)

    High School: College Immaculate Conception Superior School, Shawinigan Falls, Quebec

    Hockey Hall of Fame 1978
    Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 2012
    Risk Factors: Bladder Cancer

    SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
    Buffalo Sabres Head Coach (1977-79)
    Toronto Maple Leafs (1965-70)
    Detroit Red Wings (1950-65)

Author of books:
Marcel Pronovost: A Life in Hockey (2012, memoir)

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