Bobby Orr: Blurbs
TRIVIA
- In 1979, Bobby was voted the greatest athlete in Boston history according to the results of a newspaper poll. He beat out Carl Yazstremski and Ted Williams as well as other famous athletes for the honor. edit »
- Currently, Bobby is a player agent for NHL players such as Jason Spezza, Eric Staal and Rick DiPietro. edit »
- The Bobby Orr Hall of Fame is located in Bobby's home town of Parry Sound, Ontario. edit »
- The photo of Orr in midair after being tripped during the scoring of the Stanley Cup winning goal has been called arguably the greatest picture ever taken in hockey history. edit »
- In 1979, Bobby was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. edit »
- In 1997, Bobby was voted the second greatest hockey player of all time by a committee at the Hockey News publication. edit »
- Bobby is the only defenceman in NHL history to lead the league in scoring. He performed the deed twice: 1970 and 1975. edit »
- Quote: Forget about style, worry about results. edit »
- Despite playing for Chicago for parts of 3 seasons, Bobby never cashed a paycheque issued to him by the team. He claimed that if he wasn't able to perform to the best of his abilities, he didn't want to be paid. edit »
- Bobby holds the NHL record for most points in a season by a defenceman ( 138 in the 1970-71 season). edit »
- In 1970, Bobby became the only player in history to win four trophys in one season. He won the Norris, Art Ross, Hart and Conn Smythe trophies for that season. edit »
- When his playing contract with the Boston Bruins was about to expire in 1975, the team's owner submitted an offer to Bobby's agent Alan Eagleson that would have given Bobby 18% ownership of the team in addition to a salary offer. Eagleson, for purely selfish reasons, never told Bobby of the offer and, in fact, Bobby never learned of it until after his playing days were over. edit »
- As part of the arguably greatest team Canadian hockey team ever assembled, Bobby was named tournament MVP in the 1976 edition of the Canada Cup. edit »
- Every year, Bobby coaches in an all star junior prospect game with Don Cherry, his former coach, coaching the other team. edit »
- Bobby was picked on the Canadian team for the 1972 Summit Series with the Russians but was unable to play due to the condition of his knees. edit »
- When inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979, he was the youngest ever inducted at age 31. edit »
- Bobby won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most outstanding defenseman eight times. edit »
- His number 4 has been retired by the Boston Bruins. edit »
- Bobby was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979 edit »
- Bobby retired from hockey after the 78/79 NHL season. edit »
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