Thought that this might be of interest to some of you here. Hard to believe 50 years now.
Thought that this might be of interest to some of you here. Hard to believe 50 years now.
Egad. I remember that. Was a big Bruins fan back in the day, so...I remember this.
I stopped watching hockey back in the mid-late nineties...it became unwatchable for me with all the clutching and grabbing.
Kudos to the readers at the linked site who commented about the author's mystifying focus on the speed of the vehicle, while ignoring the likely role that painkillers and alcohol played in the crash.
I went to The Fights one evening...and a Hockey Game broke out! ;)
This story is eerily similar to the tragic saga of New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson, who died in a plane crash in 1979 while landing his private jet at the airport in Canton, Ohio in August. Munson was using the plane to fly back home to Ohio from New York on off days. George Steinbrenner, the owner of the Yankees, was so adamant about keeping Munson on the team that he was willing to make an exception for him and eliminate the standard provision in standard contracts back then that voided the contract in the event the player died or became disabled while engaged in certain dangerous activities off the field like skydiving, auto racing, piloting a private aircraft, etc.
I thought the mystery was how Tim Horton’s are so so good... 🤓
Played briefly for my NY Rangers back in the day. Rugged d-man.
In an interview, former teammate and honorary pallbearer at Horton’s funeral, Eddie Shack, said that Horton was “so proud of that car. He came up to me and said, ‘Shackie, look at my car … Listen to the sound of the engine. Listen to that power.' ”
Iconic image of Eddie Shack (#23 in white). A Toronto Maple Leaf who also played for the Sabres expansion team.
I remember when the Flyers lost Pelle Lindbergh. At the time fastest goalie in NHL, and went out drinking (underage). Couldn’t navigate around a brick wall. The family donate quite a few of his organs for transplants.
In 1973 one of the Jr. High school secretaries drove a bright yellow Pantera. The engine was a Boss 351. As young teenagers, my friends & I wondered where she got that kind of money to get that car.
Thanks for posting.
I grew up in the suburbs of Buffalo.
I was only 10 when TH died.
All I remember of the Sabres back then was the French Connection(centre Gilbert Perreault, left wing Rick Martin, and right wing René Robert).
I didn’t realize the history of Tim Horton outside of coffee.
Thanks for sharing.
Couple years back, I watched his funeral on youtube.