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-the first "Tim Horton" (the "s" came later) store opened in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario

-founded by Tim Horton, who played in the National Hockey League from 1949 until his death in a car accident in 1974

-Tim Horton became full partners with Ron Joyce in 1965; Joyce bought out the Horton family after Tim Horton’s death and took over as sole owner of the existing chain of the forty stores.

-In 1992, the owner of all Tim Hortons and Wendy's Restaurants in Prince Edward Island, Daniel P. Murphy, opted to place them both in the same building, creating the first Tim Hortons/Wendy's "combo store."

-Tim Hortons has one of the most successful marketing operations in Canada with powerful and effective branding; commercials appear frequently on Canadian television and radio stations, and all six of the Canadian NHL rinks have Tim Hortons ads along their boards

-Canadian Business magazine has twice named Tim Hortons as the best-managed brand in Canada (in 2004 and 2005)

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