Robert Marvin Hull professionally known as Bobby Hull was a retired Canadian ice hockey player who earned the nickname “The Golden Jet” through his blonde hair, skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot.
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.
Hull died on Monday, January 30, 2023, at age 84.
While Gordon Howe professionally known as “Gordie Howe” was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Howe played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League and six seasons in the World Hockey Association through 1946 to 1980.
He made his NHL debut with the Red Wings in 1946. Howe won the Art Ross Trophy for leading the league in points each year from 1950 to 54.
Howe was ranked among the top ten in NHL scoring for 21 consecutive years and set an NHL record for points in 1953.
He also won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings four times and won six Hart Trophies as the NHL’s most valuable player.
In 1971, Howe retired for the first time. Following his retirement, he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame that same year.
Did Bobby Hull And Gordie Howe Ever Fight?
Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull faced off against each other for more than a decade, and Hull says Howe was a great role model to anyone playing or watching the game of hockey.