[1] As a journalist in Bratislava, he had been jailed by the post-Second World War communist regime in Czechoslovakia for his political views.

[1] Upon arriving in Canada, he earned a position as a farm hand but was unable to work the Cultivator.

[2] After being fired as a farm hand, Gross accepted a freelance position with the Toronto Telegram, where he was eventually hired full-time in 1959.

[5] In 1985, Gross was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, winning the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award.

[6] The next year, Gross was promoted to corporate sports editor with a weekly column.