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Gordie Stories
by Paul on 02/28/13 at 09:24 PM ET
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from Cam Cole of the Vancouver Sun at the National Post,
“Today,” said Dennis Hull, “a guy is 36 or 37 and they talk about the career winding down. Gordie played 15 more years after that. He was a once-in-a-lifetime guy. A beautiful skater, always in control of the puck, in position, tough, and what a wrist shot. He had it all.
“I played against him, of course, but one day in the summer, we were playing golf in Halifax. We were the first ones out, just after dawn, nice course, no practice balls, just get up and hit it. He shoots 68. And [former Major League manager] Lou Boudreau told me in Chicago he watched Gordie hit baseballs in Tiger Stadium and tried to sign him to a contract with the [Cleveland] Indians. “So I said: ‘Gordie, you’re the greatest hockey player of all time, you just shot 68 and you could have played major league baseball. It doesn’t seem fair.’ He said, ‘You should see me bowl.’”
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Gordie Howe stories are the best. Love em!
Posted by Vladimir16 from Grand River Valley on 03/01/13 at 09:37 AM ET
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Dennis Hull is the Gordie Howe of storytelling.
Posted by madhatter on 03/01/13 at 12:21 AM ET