Tim Horton played on four Stanley Cup teams, was an All-Star player six times, and was honoured in 1969 with the J.P. Bickell Memorial Cup in recognition of his outstanding service to the Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club. George Armstrong says of Tim, "No finer person, teammate or hockey player ever lived.
Il passa ses dernières années dans le hockey avec les Sabres de Buffalo où il joua un rôle très important dans le développement des jeunes membres de l'équipe.