- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJean Arthur Béliveau
- Nicknames
- Gentleman Jean
- Le Gros Bill
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Jean Béliveau is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau is widely regarded as one of the Ten Greatest NHL players of all time. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Béliveau first played professionally in the Quebec Major Hockey League (QMHL). He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in 1950, but chose to remain in the QMHL full-time until 1953.
By his second season in the NHL, Béliveau was among the top three scorers. He was the fourth player to score 500 goals and the second to score 1,000 points. Béliveau won two Hart Memorial Trophies as league MVP (1956, 1964) and one Art Ross Trophy as top scorer (1956), as well as the inaugural Conn Smythe Trophy as play-off MVP (1965). He has 17 Stanley Cup championships, the most by any individual to date. All championships have been with the Montreal Canadiens: 10 as a player and 7 as an executive.
In 2017, Beliveau was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpouseÉlise Couture(June 27, 1953 - December 2, 2014) (his death, 1 child)
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1972.
- Center with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, 1950-1951 and 1952-1953 thru 1970-1971.
- In January 2005, he announced that he would auction off much of his personal NHL memorabilia to acquire funds to support his granddaughter's university education. The auction closed February 22, 2005 and included his Stanley Cup ring from 1958-1959 and a replica of the Conn Smythe Trophy he won in 1965, the inaugural year for the playoff MVP award.
- He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on December 19, 1969 and the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on May 6, 1998 for his services to sports and charities in Canada.
- Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
- Everything I achieved throughout my career, and all the rewards that followed, came as the results of team effort. If they say anything about me when I'm gone, let them say I was a team man. To me, there is no higher compliment.
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