Robert Marvin Hull professionally known as Bobby Hull was a retired Canadian ice hockey player.
His blonde hair, skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot earned him the name “The Golden Jet”.
Born in Pointe Anne, Ontario, at age 18, he played for the Chicago Black Hawks in 1957. Before Chicago Black Hawks, Hull played his minor hockey in Belleville, and then Junior B hockey for the Woodstock Warriors in the fall of 1954.
Hull had a solid debut year finishing second in the Calder Memorial Trophy. Hull originally wore numbers 16 and 7 as a Black Hawk but later switched to his famous number 9.
On March 12, 1966, he became the first NHL player to score more than 50 goals in a season, surpassing Maurice Richard’s, Bernie Geoffrion’s, and his mark of 50 goals.
After spending 15 full NHL seasons, he has been voted the First-Team All-Star left winger ten times and the Second-Team All-Star left winger twice.
His slapshot was once clocked at 118.3 mph (190.5 km/h) and he could skate 29.7 mph (47.8 km/h).
In 1980, Hull retired from the Hartford Whalers to take care of Allen, a lady he was in a relationship with who was injured in a severe automobile accident.
Hull died on Monday, January 30, 2023, at age 84.
Bobby Hull Children: Did Bobby Hull Have Kids?
Yes, Bobby Hull had five children before his death; Brett Hull, Bobby Hull Jr., Michelle Hull, Bart Hull, and Blake Hull.