Harvey Pulford

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Harvey Pulford (2nd from the left - front row) as a member of the 1905 Ottawa Silver Sevens

Ernest Harvey Pulford (April 22, 1875 – October 31, 1940) was a Canadian all-around athlete at the turn of the 20th century, winning national championships in hockey, lacrosse, football, boxing, paddling, and rowing.

Born in Toronto, Pulford moved to Ottawa at an early age. He was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Ottawa Senators (also known as the Ottawa Hockey Club and the Ottawa Silver Seven) from 1893-1908, winning four Stanley Cups (1903, 1904, 1905, 1906).

He was a backfielder for the Ottawa Rough Riders football team from 1893 to 1909, winning championships in 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1902. He played lacrosse for the Ottawa Capitals from 1893 to 1900, winning four national titles. As a boxer, he won Eastern Canadian light heavyweight and heavyweight titles between 1896 and 1898. He was also an excellent rower, winning national and U.S. championships and leading his crew to the semifinals at the 1911 Henley Royal Regatta. In his late 40s, he won the Ottawa squash championship.

Pulford was a charter member of the Hockey Hall of Fame (1945) and the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame (1966).