Happy 86th Mr. Hockey.
 

Gordie "Elbows" Howe, one of my earliest hockey heroes, turns 86 today....Somebody give that man a cigar. :)

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...pse3fc40d5.jpg

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Howe!:tu

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Very Cool! Happy Birthday!

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Love Gordie. Wish I was older so I could have seen him play in person.

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I saw Howe play in person many times, but I still wish I was younger! :r

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I don't even WATCH hockey, and wish I was younger! :D

Happy birthday, Gordie.

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Happy Birthday, Gordie!!!

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:tu

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Wow- 86! I wish him many more!

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I loved to watch him play. I also enjoyed Bobby Orr.

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Happy Birthday Mr. Howe… Johnny Pesky might have the pole at Fenway, but Howe has the "Gordie Howe Hat Trick", a staple of one of my all time favorite players, Cam Neely. Interestingly enough, Howe was not the first one to accomplish this, a goal, an assist and a fight all in the same game, he also only accomplished it twice in his career.

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Local newspaper article on his 86th...

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index....end_gordi.html

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Sad article, I suppose the longer we live the more **** can happen to us, ironic that we live longer yet the is the quality of life really worth it?

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saw gordie when i was about 8 years old ... lived in toronto from '63 to '67 ... dad worked part time driving a truck for eatons warehouse ... one day (not sure exactly what year ) gordie was doing a promo for eatons and employees were give a chance to meet him early before the autograph signing began ... dad took me and i was in the room and saw him (but much much too shy to actually meet/talk to him).

happy birthday gordon
derrek