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==Personal life== Dutton and his wife Mory<!--Yes, Mory, with an O--> had four children: sons Joseph, Alex, and Norman, and daughter Beryl.<ref name="HeraldObit" /> All three sons fought in World War II; Joseph and Alex were both killed serving with the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] within six months of each other.<ref name="OCStampede" /> In their memory, he funded the Dutton Memorial Arena in Winnipeg which opened in 1967 and was dedicated to developing Canada's [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|national hockey team]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rJ8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PKAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6550,7037433 |title=Dutton arena opened |work=Montreal Gazette |date=September 30, 1967 |access-date=December 5, 2010 |page=27}}</ref> Norman served in the navy during World War II; he died in 1973.<ref name="gm-obit">{{cite news |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |title=Obituary: Norman Alexander Dutton Former hockey player became NHL president |date=March 16, 1987 |page=A16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Frayne |first=Trent |title=Red Dutton: tempestuous star bailed out Amerks |date=March 31, 1987 |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |page=D1}}</ref> Dutton [[Thoroughbred horse racing|raced thoroughbred horses]] for decades,<ref>{{cite news |last=DeGeer |first=Vern |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eaUtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h58FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6812,6604066 |title=Good Morning |work=Montreal Gazette |date=September 30, 1965 |access-date=December 8, 2010 |page=34}}</ref> and once sponsored a baseball team made up of hockey players known as the Calgary Puckchasers that enjoyed success during the hockey off-seasons.<ref>{{cite news |last=DeGeer |first=Vern |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SIY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Wp8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6132,2422925 |title=Good Morning |work=Montreal Gazette |date=June 11, 1965 |access-date=December 8, 2010 |page=26}}</ref> Among his humanitarian efforts, Dutton was a longtime supporter of cancer research and treatment,<ref name="HeraldNoTask" /> and made donations of equipment in the memory of his father, who died from the disease.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d9MwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ct8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2905,114163 |title=Donate Alberta "cobalt bomb" |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=January 1, 1953 |access-date=December 8, 2010 |page=20}}</ref> He became the potentate of the Al Azhar [[Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine|Shriner]] Temple in Calgary in 1953 so that he could help crippled children.<ref name="HeraldNoTask" /> Dutton earned many honours in recognition of his life and career. He was made an honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the [[The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)|King's Own Calgary Regiment]] in 1953, and promoted to honorary Colonel two years later.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bocwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4dwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3093,2305477 |title=Dutton promoted |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=March 12, 1955 |access-date=December 8, 2010 |page=24}}</ref> In 1972, the newly built Red Dutton Arena in Springbank, Alberta (just west of Calgary) was named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.springbankpark.com/index.php/facilities/red-dutton-arena.html|title=Red Dutton Arena - Springbank Park For All Seasons - Agricultural Society|website=www.springbankpark.com|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref> He was invested as a member of the [[Order of Canada]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=481 |title=Order of Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=December 5, 2010}}</ref> In 1993, the NHL posthumously named him one of four recipients of the [[Lester Patrick Trophy]] in recognition of his contributions to hockey in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/silver_splashlesterpatrick.htm |title=Lester Patrick Trophy |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=December 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706035121/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/silver_splashlesterpatrick.htm |archive-date=July 6, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1998,<ref name="mhhof">{{cite web |url=http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1998/mDutton.htm |title=Mervyn "Red" Dutton |publisher=Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=December 5, 2010}}</ref> and the [[Alberta Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://albertasportshalloffame.com/component/zoo/item/dutton-mervyn-red |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116111043/http://albertasportshalloffame.com/component/zoo/item/dutton-mervyn-red |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |title=Dutton, Mervyn aka. "Red" |publisher=Alberta Sports Hall of Fame|access-date=July 7, 2012}}</ref>
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