John Brophy (born January 20, 1933) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former hockey player who has spent most of his career in minor professional leagues, including 18 years as a player in the Eastern Hockey League and 13 seasons as a coach in the East Coast Hockey League. From 1986 to 1988 the native of Antigonish was head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.
Taught school for two years in Cairo, Egypt, before ill health forced him to return to England. His wife later wrote of her observations there in her book "Egyptian Portrait" (ca. 1930).
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After lying about his age, he managed to join the British Army at the age of 14. He went on to serve four years in the infantry and was honorably discharged before his 19th birthday.
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Author of 40 books, many of which were based on his experiences during World War I.
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Attended Liverpool University on a government grant and later Durham University for a year to study psychoanalysis.
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During World War II he served with the Home Guard.