{ John White Hughes Bassett, (August 25, 1915 – April 27, 1998) was a Canadian publisher, media baron, and team owner. From 1957 until 1979, Bassett was the owner of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. In 1969, Ballard and Stafford Smythe were charged with tax evasion and accused of using Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. to pay for their personal expenses. Bassett persuaded the board to fire Smythe as president and Ballard as executive vice president. The board elected Bassett as the new president. His son. John F. Bassett later was the owner of the Toronto Toros.