Ace Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1903)

Irvine Wallace "Ace" Bailey was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs for eight seasons, from 1926–1933. His playing career ended with a hit from Eddie Shore in a game against the Boston Bruins; he was severely injured with a fractured skull when Shore hit Bailey from behind in retaliation for a check by teammate King Clancy. Bailey fell, fracturing his skull upon hitting the ice, and was knocked unconscious. Ace is the first professional sports player to have a jersey number retired in his honor and he is the only Toronto Maple Leafs player to wear the number 6. Bailey led the NHL in scoring in 1929, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.