Miles Gilbert “Tim” Horton was a professional hockey player, a defenceman for 24 seasons in the National Hockey League.
He was born in Cochrane in 1930.
Horton was one of the best defensemen from the National Hockey League’s Original Six Era and spent most of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Also a successful businessman, Horton co-founded the Tim Hortons restaurant chain. In 1964 Horton established a little coffee and donut shop in Hamilton, Ontario, selling coffee for a quarter and featuring his creations, the apple fritter and the Dutchie.
The shop was an enormous success. In 1967 Horton entered a franchise partnership with Ron Joyce.