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Canadian ice hockey player

Ralph Harvey Jackson (January 17, 1911June 25, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Jackson played 15 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons between 1929 and 1944 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Americans, and Boston Bruins. He was a member of the Maple Leafs' famed Kid Line with Joe Primeau and Charlie Conacher, one of the early NHL's dominant scoring trios. Jackson led the league in scoring in 1931–32 and was a member of Toronto's 1932 Stanley Cup championship team. He was named to five NHL All Star teams and played in three benefit All Star Games, including the Ace Bailey Benefit Game, the first All Star contest in NHL history. Off the ice, Jackson was well known for his high spending lifestyle and drinking habit that prompted his trade from Toronto to New York in 1939. He was remembered as one of hockey's tragic figures following his retirement, as he struggled with alcoholism and financial difficulty. In the 1960s, Jackson was a figure of controversy within the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee, as the Hall used his lifestyle and personal problems to block his induction. He finally earned a place in the Hall of Fame in 1971, five years after his death. Jackson is also an honoured member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, which he was inducted into in 1975. He was the brother of fellow NHL player Art Jackson.

Jackson grew up in Toronto, playing his youth hockey at "Poverty Pond" in the city's east side before playing at the Ravina Rink where he was discovered by Frank Selke, the assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Selke signed Jackson to a contract and assigned him to the Toronto Marlboros in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA)'s junior league for the 1927–28 season. Jackson scored four goals in four regular season games that season, and though the Marlboros were considered a favourite to win the Memorial Cup, the team was defeated in the Eastern final by the Ottawa Gunners. He returned to the team for the 1928–29 season, scoring 10 goals and 14 points in 9 regular season games. He then led the OHA playoffs with seven goals and nine points as the Marlboros won the OHA championship. Jackson was a leading offensive player for Toronto in the 1929 Memorial Cup playdowns, scoring 15 goals and 25 points in 13 games.

Joining the Maple Leafs for the 1929–30 season, the 18 year old Jackson was the youngest player in the National Hockey League (NHL). Jackson appeared in 31 games for the Leafs, scoring 12 goals and adding 6 assists. During his first season, Jackson was placed on a line with two other young players. Charlie Conacher, a teammate of his with the Marlboros, played right wing and Joe Primeau was their centre. The trio formed what became known as the "Kid Line," one of the early NHL's most famous scoring trios. Primeau was the line's playmaker, whose passes set up both Conacher and Jackson's goal scoring ability. Following a 31 point season in 1930–31, Jackson led the NHL in scoring with 53 points in 1931–32. At 21 years, 3 months old, he became the youngest scoring champion in NHL history, a record he would hold until 1980–81, when it was broken by Wayne Gretzky. The Kid Line remained Toronto's top offensive threat for several years; Jackson, Conacher and Primeau were the team's top three scorers for four consecutive seasons between 1932 and 1935. Following his league leading season, Jackson led Toronto offensively in 1932–33 with 44 points. On November 20, 1934, Jackson set an NHL record when he became the first player in NHL history to score four goals in a period, notching four markers in the third period of a 5–2 victory over the St. Louis Eagles. The record has not been surpassed through 2019, though eleven players have matched it. He was named to three additional All Star teams during this time, placed on the second team in 1932–33 and on the first team in both 1933–34 and 1934–35. Held in support of injured teammate Ace Bailey, it was the first all star game in NHL history. Jackson scored two goals for the Maple Leafs in a 7–3 victory over the NHL All Stars. Primeau subsequently retired in 1936 in favour of his business interests. In regular league play, his offence entered a decline as he scored 34 points that season, then 27 in 1938–39. The five for one deal was unprecedented in NHL history at that time.

Prior to his first season in New York, Jackson played in his third benefit all star game, the Babe Siebert Memorial Game, on October 29, 1939. He represented the NHL All Stars in a 5–2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. In NHL play, he posted 12 goals and 20 points for the Americans, then improved to 26 points in 1940–41. The impasse lasted for half the season, until Dutton sold Jackson's rights to the Boston Bruins for $7,500 on January 4, 1942. Joining the Bruins gave Jackson the opportunity to play alongside his younger brother Art. Jackson's playoff overtime goal on March 25, 1943, at the Forum would turn out to be the last Boston playoff overtime goal in Montreal until 1992. Jackson played a final season in 1943–44, after which he announced his retirement as a player following a 15 year career.

Considered to have the looks of a movie star, Jackson's lifestyle came crashing down following his retirement as a player, as he no longer had the money to fund his pursuits. lost two marriages to divorce, struggled to hold a job, and it was said that he could be found outside Maple Leaf Gardens trying to sell broken sticks of Maple Leaf players to try to make some money. He was hospitalized again in 1962 following an epileptic seizure. As Jackson's health failed, Though he was considered one of hockey's greatest left wingers while Jackson's son Kim accepted the honour on his father's behalf. In 1975, Jackson was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame,

Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1927–28Toronto MarlborosOHA Jr.4404220000 1928–29Toronto MarlborosOHA Jr.91041403729— 1928–29Toronto MarlborosMem. Cup—————131510254 1929–30Toronto Maple LeafsNHL321261829————— 1930–31Toronto Maple LeafsNHL431813318120002 1931–32Toronto Maple LeafsNHL4828255363752713 1932–33Toronto Maple LeafsNHL482717444393142 1933–34Toronto Maple LeafsNHL382018383851018 1934–35Toronto Maple LeafsNHL422222442773252 1935–36Toronto Maple LeafsNHL471111221993252 1936–37Toronto Maple LeafsNHL462119401221012 1937–38Toronto Maple LeafsNHL481717341861018 1938–39Toronto Maple LeafsNHL421017271270112 1939–40New York AmericansNHL43128201030112 1940–41New York AmericansNHL46818264————— 1941–42Boston BruinsNHL275712850110 1942–43Boston BruinsNHL4419153438912310 1943–44Boston BruinsNHL4211213225————— NHL totals 636 241 234 475 437 71 18 12 30 55