The very first moments of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in St John's, Newfoundland 46 years ago this morning. The Marathon of Hope has raised over $1 billion for cancer research so far. credit: Terry Fox Foundation π¨π¦
Ted Nugent is disgusted with the youth of today: "These kids need to be stripped naked and thrown into the wilderness without anything for a week. And if they don't make it, tough."
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Nugent bragged in a 1977 article that he avoided the draft into the Military by essentially acting like he had diarrhea thenorthwestern.com/story/opinion/β¦
Dale Hawerchuk was one of the greatest players of the 1980s.
During his Hall of Fame career, he put up incredible offensive numbers, on his way to becoming a hockey great.
In Winnipeg, he is nothing short of a legend.
This is his story.
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ALT A color photo of Dale Hawerchuk skating on the ice during a game. He wears a blue Winnipeg Jets jersey with red and white accents, featuring the Jets logo on the chest and a captainβs C on the upper left. He also wears a blue helmet and gloves, holding a hockey stick as he looks ahead. The background shows a blurred crowd and rink boards.
Happy birthday to the late HHOFer Dale "Ducky" Hawerchuk who was born ON THIS DAY in hockey history (April 4, 1963):
1982 Calder Trophy Winner
5-time NHL Allstar
Winnipeg Jets (original) all-time leader in goals (379) and points (929)
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INTERVIEW: Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle did laps around Comerica Park, trying to find the park lot before his home debut.
Off to a roaring start in his MLB career, the 21-year-old said he was excited to hear Tigers fans react to his name being called in Detroit.
Ted Lindsay was 5 foot nothin', 100 and nothin', and he had barely a speck of athletic ability. And he hung in there with the best #NHL players in the land for 17 years. He walked outta there with a Hall of Fame career. IYKYK. π
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"I'm pumped to have him. I think all the Wings fans should be super happy to have him."
David Perron on returning to Detroit & his chat with Justin Faulk Β» bit.ly/0307media_
Fun Fact: If you add together.. NHL reg. season goals, WHA reg. season goals, and playoff goals in both leagues..
> Gordie Howe scored 1071 goals
> Wayne Gretzky scored 1072 goals
The factory that changed the world.
Opened in 1910, the Highland Park Ford Plant is where the moving assembly line was born in 1913-cutting car production from 12 hours to just 93 minutes and making automobiles affordable for everyday families.
This is what is left of itβ¦
The Islanders announce Kyle Palmieri tore his ACL right before making this unreal assist π€―
Palmieri will miss 6-8 months, and goes out an absolute legend πͺ
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