Robert (Bobby) Gordon ORR

ORR, Robert (Bobby) Gordon; hockey player (retired), business executive; b. Parry Sound, Ont. 1948; shortstop MacTier, Ont. provincial champion jr. baseball team 1963; from hometown minor hockey ranks to Oshawa Generals OHA junior A club at 14; led team to OHA title 1966; with help of Alan Eagleson signed reported $70,000 pro contract Boston Bruins Sept. 1966; deal considered cornerstone for NHL Players' Assn.; 1966-76 played 651 regular season games scoring 268 goals, 643 assists for 911 points, 949 penalty minutes, plus 74 playoff games, 26 goals, 66 assists for 92 points, 107 penalty minutes; NHL regular season assist record of 102 in 1970-71; record point total for defenceman of 139 same season; playoff assist record with 19, 1971-72; playoff point record for defenceman same season with 24; regular season goals record for defenceman with 46, 1974-75; helped Bruins win two Stanley Cups; played out option, signed by Chicago Black Hawks 1976; six knee operations made future play impossible; assistant coach Chicago 1976-77; recipient Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of year 1967; Art Ross scoring title 1970, 1975; Hart MVP Trophy 1970, 1971, 1972; Conn Smythe Trophy twice; James Norris Memorial Trophy eight times 1968-75; MVP Canada Cup 1976; Lou Marsh Trophy 1970; Cdn. CP poll Male Athlete of Year 1970; Sports Magazine, Sports Illustrated Athlete of Year awards; Office: Toronto, Ont.