When Dimitrios and Helen Antonopoulos first came to Canada from Greece in 1963 and fell in love with the Maple Leafs, the team was rich in titles.

Not so for Dimitrios.

“He grew up very poor on a family farm in the village of Kokkinades, about two hours outside Athens,” grandson James Mirothanasis told the . “They sold oranges and olives. He had three brothers and a sister and they often had to share one pair of shoes.”

But while the Leafs stopped winning Stanley Cups in ‘67 after four in six years, the husband-and-wife success story was just beginning. From humble beginnings at a downtown restaurant, Dimitrios’ Jimmy the Greek fast-food chain now stretches cross-country to the Prairies.

It led to a proud family moment earlier this year when the long-retired 86-year-old’s company came

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