William Hewitt

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William Abraham Hewitt (May 15, 1875 - September 8, 1966) was born in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada and moved to Toronto in 1879. He joined the Toronto News as a sportswriter and spent 41 years in the newspaper business, 31 as sports editor of the Toronto Star under the byline W.A. Hewitt. He served as secretary of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1903 to 1961, registrar and treasurer of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for 39 years and manager of three champion Canadian teams in Olympic hockey. Hewitt also helped form the Big Four football League in 1907, served terms as president and secretary of the Canadian Rugby Union, acted as parol judge at Woodbine Racetrack and was presiding steward at Ontario tracks for 14 seasons. He was also the first attractions manager of Maple Leaf Gardens when it opened in 1931. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947.

Hewitt's son Foster Hewitt and grandson Bill Hewitt were also involved in hockey broadcasting and Foster was also inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.