Ben Hatskin

Benjamin Hatskin (30 September 1917- 18 October 1990) was a Canadian businessman and the founder of the Winnipeg Jets. Ben Hatskin was born in 1917 in Winnipeg to Russian parents. As a standout football player in high school, he became one of the first Canadian students to win an athletic scholarship to an American university. He played football for the Sooners at the University of Oklahoma. However, due to World War II, Ben's college football career was cut short, and so he returned to Winnipeg and joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. During World War II Hatskin began raising racehorses and his wealth grew as the Hatskin family invested in everything from lumber companies to juke box distributorships. In 1967, Ben Hatskin tried...