Yes, perhaps because he stopped competing about 80 years ago. If you're old enough that you remember him well, I'd love to hear some Lou Gehrig stories.
I've watched some videos of Earl from the '90s and he wasn't like that back then- at least in the clips I've seen. He was actually very gracious towards the crowd and his opponents back then. Don't know exactly when his attitude changed
Bobby Orr was the greatest. My dad used to work as maintenance man at Harvard University Hockey Rink and I used to watch the Bruins practice all the time. After every practice I would jump on the ice and try to skate around with the players and Bobby was one of the only ones that ever skated with me joking around. Great feeling for a kid passing around the puck with a legend.
Bobby Orr was the greatest. My dad used to work as maintenance man at Harvard University Hockey Rink and I used to watch the Bruins practice all the time. After every practice I would jump on the ice and try to skate around with the players and Bobby was one of the only ones that ever skated with me joking around. Great feeling for a kid passing around the puck with a legend.
Earl Strickland/OJ Simpson/Mike Tyson/Tiger Woods
Earl was a differnt Player back then. I saw him in Person at the Continental inn in Lexington ky in a big 9 bal tourny and he was very nice and signed a cue for me. I also met Jenette lee and Nick Varner . It was a great tournament and a lot of Cue dealers there. Earl seemed to at some point stop taking his meds maybe and his bi polar got the best of him. A good Friend of mine who knows Earl said that Earl had a deal with a pool hall in Nyc I believe and they told him he could live above it for free all he to do was give a lesson every day for 1hr and they charged for them . I believe he got free food , free room and board , free pool just for giving the 1 hr lesson. Earl comes down one morning and say's I don't feel like doing that today . So that ended his stay at the pool room . Do not know were he ended up. He burned thru all of his money . Sad
And on the flip side, it seems like Michael Jordan is a complete asshole to anyone that says anything but "michael is the greatest". What a douchebag.
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Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Jean Belliveau. Odd that the Sport known most for toughness produces gentlemen.