RIP Bobby Hull

[misterbc]

During my childhood years growing up in Winnipeg, I didn’t realize it was such a ****hole, when you played baseball in the summer you were Mickey Mantle and in the winter on the rink or playing street hockey you were Bobby Hull.
Actually, in their separate sports arenas they were v similar; muscular blonde bombers who drew fans to TV sets and were undisputed icons in their respective cities. Hull was described as the first modern hockey player and realistically Mantle was probably the same. Both were child prodigies from small towns and blue collar families. Both had drinking problems.
Both were beloved by millions of fans.

 

[Huggy]

Bobby’s brother, Dennis, was a pretty good player in his own right

Master of the after-dinner speaking circuit. "I signed the first million-dollar contract in Blackhawks' history. The only problem was I couldn't get the Blackhawks to sign it."

 

[Sea Bass]

Master of the after-dinner speaking circuit. "I signed the first million-dollar contract in Blackhawks' history. The only problem was I couldn't get the Blackhawks to sign it."

Bobby Hull, Dennis Hull and Don Cherry all spoke at a televised dinner one year and were doing a pretty good job roasting each other. Bobby was obviously wearing a rug and Dennis was obviously bald.

One of them chirped Cherry and when Grapes took the dais, he said hello to Dennis, said hello to Bobby and added “Bobby, I see you got the hair tonight.”