Herb Carnegie 1919-2012
Herb Carnegie, died on Friday in a Toronto hospital, he was 92. Carnegie is arguably the best black player never to play in the NHL. In the 1950s, Carnegie played for the Shawinigan Cataractes (1944-45), the Sherbrooke Randies (1945-46), the Sherbrooke St. Francis (1946-49) and the Quebec Aces (1949-1953) in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. While on the Aces, he played alongside Montreal Canadiens star Jean Beliveau who became a lifelong friend and wrote the forward to his autobiography A Fly in a Pail of Milk. He then moved to the Ontario Senior Hockey League before retiring his skates in 1953.
Carnegie, was a dazzling centre man, businessman, philanthropist, championship golfer and Order of Canada recipient.
He was married for more than 60 years to his wife, Audrey, who died in 2003, and had three daughters, Bernice, Goldie and Rochelle, and a son, Dale. His grandson Rane Carnegie continued in his footsteps and played for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Halifax Mooseheads for two season (2004-05 and 2005-06).
Carnegie started a popular hockey school called Future Aces, then created a foundation under the same name to help empower youth through athletics and academics. His foundation also awards college scholarships.
He was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
