Arthur Wirtz

Arthur Wirtz

Arthur Michael Wirtz (January 23 1901 – July 21 1983) was a powerful figure in sports and arena operation. He was the owner of Chicago Stadium, Olympia Stadium in Detroit, the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago, the Chicago Black Hawks, and the Chicago Bulls. He was the father of the late Black Hawks owner Bill Wirtz, and grandfather of current Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Wirtz went into sports and arena ownership because of his real estate investments. He was a real estate salesman in Chicago after graduating from the University of Michigan in 1923.

Wirtz was an important showbiz figure with his presentation of the Sonja Henie Ice Show, which toured arenas for many years. He was also involved with the Henie-produced ice show which played the old Center Theatre in New York for several seasons.

Wirtz took over the ownership of Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice which he later sold to Irvin & Kenneth Feld.

He was a major factor in the growth of the National Hockey League, through his ownership of the Chicago Black Hawks. He and James D. Norris purchased the near bankrupt franchisein 1952 and though it went through rough moments, Wirtz and Norris turned the franchisearound and won back the fans they had lost. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971.

Arthur Wirtz died of cancer at age 82.

Awards & achievements

*1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, Stanley Cup Championship (Detroit)
*1961 Stanley Cup Championship (Chicago)

External links

* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=21223 Internet Broadway Database]
* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=b197101&type=Builder&page=bio&list=ByName#photo Hockey Hall of Fame Biography]
* [http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_10.shtml Picture of Arthur M. Wirtz's Name on the 1950 Stanley Cup Plaque]
* [http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_27.shtml Picture of Arthur M. Wirtz's Name on the 1961 Stanley Cup Plaque]


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