Gordie Howe Passes Away at the age of 88

[TheRatPoisoner]

Love hearing all the stories people have about him.

Me too. If anyone's got one they should post it.

He was my old man's favourite player when he was growing up. Beyond that, I don't have a lot to add (Gordie was way before my time). All I know is that he's a hockey legend, and just the man in general from what I've read.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Sad news. A true legend and maybe the greatest legit all-round hockey player to ever play. One of Detroit's and Canada's great sporting heroes.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

R.I.P to Mr. Hockey.

 

[JPE123]

God Bless Gordie and the entire Howe family. Wonderful man

 

[flyfysher]

Condolences to the Howe family, the Wings organization and its fans on the passing of one of hockey's greats.

 

[Boomhower]

Couldn't have been a nicer man.

Loved the game, loved the Red Wings and always treated the fans as his peers.

Rare these days to see such a supremely talented and famous individual live with such humility and respect for everyone and treat regular joes as his equals.

The hockey world has lost a true great in every sense of the word.
I'm going to miss him!

 

[BROCK HUGHES]

Condolences to the all Red Wings Fans and all of the Howe family,Mr Hockey is a true legend and his records speak for them selves. His memory will live on forever.Rip Mr Howe.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Back when Hallmark started to release a hockey figurine ornament every year at christmas time they had #9 one year and I went to his signing for it...I had to have been like 8 or 9 and I shook his hand. He pulled me across the table with ease. Granted I was a small boy he was still elderly and very strong given his age.

Then again about 2 years after that I seen him walking through downtown Plymouth with a woman. (Not sure if it was his wife, i was like 11? lol)

I also was able to watch him play for the Detroit Vipers


Memories I will never forget. #9RIP

 

[ap3x]

Sad day for the hockey world and us Wings fans. But let's be grateful having had such an outstanding player to wear the winged wheel for so long.
R.I.P., Mr. Hockey, you'll be missed.

 

[BobbyAwe]

Wow, it's feels like something you never thought would really happen

RIP

 

[Obe2kenobe]

Gretzky said" Unfortunately we lost the greatest hockey player ever today. But more importantly the nicest man I ever met" I think that says it all. Great player, Great person. Very well liked by people in Traverse City when he was there. "Friendly" seems to be a word people use to describe him.
Rest in peace Mr. Hockey and condolences to the Howe family.

Also love the idea of Gordie Howe Arena.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

You know you're special when your death draws comment from former pro wrestler and all around nutcase The Iron Sheik.

 

[Luke]

Such a sad day. RIP Gordie.

 

[SantosHalper]

RIP Gordie. The original great one.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

I met him 3 years ago and he was the sweetest person in the world. I have to be honest, this one shook me. God damn.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

I first saw this on tumblr when I woke up. It was a post from a spambot account so I didn't believe it at first, so I had to check HF to confirm.

This one hurts.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Rip. I loved that story of that guy telling Howe he needed a helmet

 

[Shoalzie]

He lived a long and fruitful life. His last appearance at the Joe for birthday was a little uncomfortable because he still wasn't himself. It's tough watching our heroes age. We'll always love him and his family.

 

[thunderchief1994]

tweeted by garth brooks @garthbrooks around 10 pm on friday

it's an honor to be in gordie howe's hometown. May we all mean to our sport what mrhockey meant to his. Love g #9rip

please click on photo.

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[Retire91]

I got to meet Gordie once. He is one of those people that makes a building full of people comfortable just becasue he is around. Generous, friendly, and larger than life. He was signing autographs at Fraser Hockey Land. I always brought a red pen with me because I wanted the red to stand out form the black print and they always seemed to have black sharpies at signings. In a rush out the door I actually grabbed an orange pen. He gave me a giant razing for bringing him an orange sharpie, to this day I chuckle when I walk by this on the wall you can see the signing in a slightly different hugh but over time it has faded to be a little red haha.

https://i.imgsafe.org/c285f4bc19.jpg

 

[Bondurant]

Howe was the man I heard stories about as a kid from my uncle.

RIP to one of the best to ever lace up skates.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Seems like they always come in bunches, First Ali now Gordie. Seems like we've lost lots of good people so far in 2016.

 

[Drrocket9]

Respect and condolences to all generations of Red Wings fans on this loss.

Thanks for all of the nice memories in this thread. This was a special man.

Number 9 forever

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Seems like they always come in bunches, First Ali now Gordie. Seems like we've lost lots of good people so far in 2016.

And then you have dats Kobe and Peyton retiring

 

[Larry Hoover]

RIP to a legend