George Gund the Third, a hockey enthusiast and art patron, passed away in 2013. Known for his generosity, he once gifted team executives with a 30-pound salmon he caught himself. Gund, a dedicated art lover, amassed a renowned collection of Zen art and served on the board of the San Francisco Film Society for over four decades. Despite dropping out of high school to join the Marines, he started a distribution company for Eastern European films. His commitment to hockey was unparalleled, with a penchant for scouting players worldwide and occasionally sleeping at the arena.DNN | The Daily News Now!The world’s first global local news network.Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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