Robert Marvin Hull OC was a Canadian ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the name “The Golden Jet”.
Bobby Hull Parents: Who Are Bobby Hull’s Parents?
Hull, born on January 3, 1939, in Pointe Anne, Ontario, is the firstborn child of his parents. Bobby Hull’s father, Robert Edward Hull, was a cement company foreman and his mother, Lena Cook, was a housewife. Bobby was born the eldest in a family of eleven children.
With such a large family size and his parents’ modest amount of income, Hull began working as a laborer in Canada Cement Company Plant no.5 before embarking on a legendary hockey career.
Among his siblings, Bobby Hull’s younger brother Dennis William Hull also grew up to be a professional hockey player who played alongside his brother in Chicago Blackhawks for eight seasons.