Gordie Howe has died

[OAKAS]

TOLEDO, Oh. (WNWO) -- 'Mr. Hockey' has died at the age of 88, according to reports .

Gordie Howe, considered one of the greatest professional hockey players of all time, died Friday morning.

Details of his death and final days have not been released.

After suffering a stroke in 2014, Howe participated in a clinical trial utilizing Stemedica's stem cell products which resulted in significant improvement of his medical condition as reported by his family.

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[smurphy]

rip. these come in 3's so who's next? i don't think kimbo slice counted, not quite on par with ali and howe.:shrug:

 

[The Joker]

Any hockey player that lives to 88 is an amazing feat.


Rest In Peace.

 

[The Mover]

Sad day in Hockey Town with Gordie Howe passing. When you talk hockey here he is & always will be in a category all by himself. I'm old enough to had the privilege of watching him play growing up at the old Olympia & also shaking his hand. When I was in my early 20's I sold shoes for a pretty exclusive men's store in Detroit & my boss knew I was a hockey nut. I was in the back putting stock away & my boss came back & said you have to wait on this guy in the store. I remember going through the swinging doors from the back room out to the floor. I immediately spotted Gordie & did an abrupt retreat back through the doors, I told my boss I'm too nervous to wait on him, he pushed me back out and I sold him a pair of casual shoes because he was heading down to FL. What a memory ! RIP Mr. Hockey

 

[kickserv]

One of the greatest athletes ever.

 

[kickserv]

Sad day in Hockey Town with Gordie Howe passing. When you talk hockey here he is & always will be in a category all by himself. I'm old enough to had the privilege of watching him play growing up at the old Olympia & also shaking his hand. When I was in my early 20's I sold shoes for a pretty exclusive men's store in Detroit & my boss knew I was a hockey nut. I was in the back putting stock away & my boss came back & said you have to wait on this guy in the store. I remember going through the swinging doors from the back room out to the floor. I immediately spotted Gordie & did an abrupt retreat back through the doors, I told my boss I'm too nervous to wait on him, he pushed me back out and I sold him a pair of casual shoes because he was heading down to FL. What a memory ! RIP Mr. Hockey

Cool story, that must have been a thrill:0074

 

[Terryray]

One of the greatest athletes ever.

<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="Nx06a5h"><a href="//imgur.com/Nx06a5h">Gordie Howe used to like taking batting practice with the Tigers...Gordie Howe played semi-pro baseball, lastly for the Saskatoon 55's, in the Northern Saskatchewan Baseball League, but the Red Wings made him give it up after the 1951 season...Al Kaline said Howe, a natural all-around athlete, would have been a fine major league baseball player with regular playing time.</a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

RIP :sadwave:

 

[kickserv]

I was unaware he was that good of a baseball player.


2nd or 3rd best hockey player of all time yes, but did not know that fact about him.

 

[kickserv]

I also find it amusing that the "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" was named after him, but in actuality he barely achieved it himself.

 

[hedgehog]

RIP

 

[The Mover]

<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="Nx06a5h"><a href="//imgur.com/Nx06a5h">Gordie Howe used to like taking batting practice with the Tigers...Gordie Howe played semi-pro baseball, lastly for the Saskatoon 55's, in the Northern Saskatchewan Baseball League, but the Red Wings made him give it up after the 1951 season...Al Kaline said Howe, a natural all-around athlete, would have been a fine major league baseball player with regular playing time.</a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

RIP :sadwave:

Great pic !

 

[Penguinfan]

This sucks. "Mr. Hockey" was not only one of the best ever but a true ambassador of the game.

RIP Mr. Howe, you will be missed and unable to be replaced.

 

[kickserv]

One of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet, and one of dirtiest on the ice. Perhaps the dirtiest player ever to play in the NHL.

His own son (member of Hockey Hall of Fame) said he was the dirtiest player to ever to step foot on the ice:142smilie

 

[The Mover]

One of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet, and one of dirtiest on the ice. Perhaps the dirtiest player ever to play in the NHL.

His own son (member of Hockey Hall of Fame) said he was the dirtiest player to ever to step foot on the ice:142smilie

Don't remember what year but I watched Gordie destroy Bobby Baun on the boards & glass at Olympia.

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

Another old person died! Jeez, what is going on?!

 

[Penguinfan]

Why isn't this bigger news than Ali dying? Gordie won more fights for sure.

 

[smurphy]

Does Gordie Howe look like FDC?

 

[MadJack]

Does Gordie Howe look like FDC?

:0002

 

[MadJack]

Why isn't this bigger news than Ali dying? Gordie won more fights for sure.

:facepalm:

 

[The Mover]

Gordie Howe?s visitation, funeral open to the public





Detroit ? Gordie Howe?s visitation and funeral will be open to the public.

The visitation is scheduled for Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena, the home of the Red Wings, the team Howe played for during much of his Hall of Fame career that started in 1946 and ended in 1980.

Fans can park in the Riverfront Executive Lot (west of Joe Louis Arena) or in the Joe Louis Arena Garage (900 W. Jefferson Ave.) and enter the building at street level through the arena?s west entrance.

Howe will lie in state inside the arena.

Howe?s funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 9844 Woodward Ave. in Detroit.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to one of the following organizations:

The Gordie Howe Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative.

The Howe Foundation (3128 Walton Blvd., #255, Rochester Hills, Mich., 48309).

The Gordie Howe Fund for Alzheimer?s Research (Saskatoon Community Foundation, 101-308 Fourth Ave. North, Saskatoon, SK Canada, S7K 2L7).

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Murray Howe told the AP that his father will be cremated and his brain will not be studied for possible concussion trauma.

The man forever known as ?Mr. Hockey? died Friday. He was 88.

Howe set NHL marks with 801 goals and 1,850 points that held up until Wayne Gretzky?s career.