many years. He was also involved with the Henie-produced ice shows which played the Center Theatre at Rockefeller Center in New York for several seasons. Wirtz took over the ownership of Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice, which he later sold to Irvin and Kenneth Feld. Honors He succeeded Bill Tobin as President of the Chicago Black Hawks in 1954 and quickly turned the franchise around, winning the Stanley Cup in 1961. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971. Personal life and death In 1926, he married Virginia Wirtz; they had four children: William Wirtz; Michael Wirtz; Cynthia Wirtz MacArthur; and Elizabeth Wirtz. Arthur Wirtz died of cancer on July 21, 1983, at age 82 in his Chicago home. Services were held at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. Awards and achievements 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, Stanley Cup Championship (Detroit) 1961 Stanley Cup Championship (Chicago) Hockey Hall of Fame, inducted 1971 Chicagoan of the Year, 1977 References External links Picture of Arthur M. Wirtz's Name on the 1950 Stanley Cup Plaque Picture of Arthur M. Wirtz's Name on the 1961 Stanley Cup Plaque 1901 births 1983 deaths Chicago Blackhawks executives Chicago Bulls executives Chicago Bulls owners Detroit Red Wings owners Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Lester Patrick Trophy recipients National Hockey League owners Sportspeople from Chicago Stanley Cup champions American Presbyterians University of Michigan alumni American real estate businesspeople