Syl Apps was a Canadian athlete, politician, and philanthropist. He was a three-time Olympic medalist in the sport of pole-vaulting, and was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. He later served as a Member of
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Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948, an Olympic pole vaulter and a Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario. In 2017 Apps was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.