News late bob probert s life of booze, drugs, women and hockey revealed in memoir. Bob probert, kirstie mclellan day, dani probert, steve yzerman. Robert alan probert june 5, 1965 july 5, 2010 was a canadian professional ice hockey forward. He worked with some of canadas most dangerous and notorious prisoners. Proof that bob probert was nhl heavyweight fight champ. Bob probert was born on june 5, 1965 in windsor, ontario, canada as robert andrew probert.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Before his death, probert had been working on a memoir with kirstie mclellan day, cowriter of theo fleurys bestselling autobiography playing with fire. Brendan shanahan was not only one of the greatest scorers in nhl history with 656 career goals, he was also a tough customer who finished with 2,489 pim. Bob probert vs wendel clark round 1 dec 9, 1992 youtube. Condemned to spend his golden years cooped up in sunset nursing home, 84yearold charlie lambert refuses this ending for himself. Kocur makes occasional cameo appearances playing adult league hockey in waterford, michigan. Probert played for the national hockey leagues detroit red wings. Bob probert, the nhls heavyweight champion, was returning to his native canada after four years in exile. I pieced together two recordings to create the entire fight.
Unfortunately, wendel clark didnt get the script, and he decided to welcome probert back to canada in his own special way. Bob probert takes on tie domi these two fought two of the greatest fights ever. When people think of the broad street bullies it conjures up images of dave the hammer schultz, don saleski, bob hound kelly, andre moose dupont and of course bobby clarke with that toothless grin. It was a hallmark moment, an epic feelgood story of perseverance and redemption. Wendel clark on his new book, bleeding blue duration. Wendel clark vs bob probert 2 garb productions by garb24. Documenting his notorious career with the detroit red wings and the chicago blackhawks, bob probert details in this. Probert is at the top of his list and the bulk of the interview revolves around him. Bob probert vs wendel clark round 1 from the detroit red wings at toronto maple leafs game on dec 9, 1992. Randall probert s most popular book is a wardens worry. Legendary nhl tough guy bob probert died monday after collapsing while on a boat on lake st. The fights between clark and detroit red wing bully bob probert were legendary.
The reddit home for the national hockey leagues detroit red wings. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Bob probert, perhaps the nhls alltime heavyweight champion, is dead at.
News of his death shook the red wings, blackhawks, and both probert s friends, teammates, and former combatants, but. Find bob probert from a vast selection of ice hockey cards. Heres a little oldtime hockey for you, a decisive enforcer vs. Probert played for the national hockey leagues detroit red wings and. High schools, offices and the local legion all spoke and chatted about one particular series. Robert alan probert was a canadian professional ice hockey forward. Funny, fierce, and gritty, bleeding blue recounts every struggle and success of wendel clark s roughandtumble journey to becoming one of hockeys greatest heroes. Unfollow bob probert to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Robert clark or rob as he is mostly heckled is the author of the james stone thriller series. Bob probert books list of books by author bob probert. Bob probert vs wendel clark round 2 dec 9, 1992 youtube.
The toronto maple leafs subreddit, home to links and discussion of the maple leafs. Youre own logic of they all loose some would over look the kocur vs probert fights while focusing more on bob probert vs his entire fight log which obviously suggests that bob is the king and kocur is the joker. Both players received five minute penalties for fighting. I took a look at it this evening and the article reads so differently to me now. Wendel clark vs bob probert garb productions youtube. Clarks ability to lift the entire team with a drop of the gloves was unparalleled. The fight that shook the county dwight wakabayashi. He was 45 and is survived by his wife, dani, and their four children.
Kocur is a cousin of former nhl player wendel clark and former nhl player and coach barry melrose as well. Late bob proberts life of booze, drugs, women and hockey. Books by randall probert author of trial at norway dam. Contains prospect news, game threads, discussion, and the anthony mantha holy. Thirty years ago today, bob probert thrashed wendel clark. Tiger williams and tie domi are two of the alltime greats, and guys like ken baumgartner, john kordic, craig berube and wade belak all had their moments.
Tough guy by bob probert with kirstie mclellan day it is not often a books prologue is entitled the last chapter. Probert, along with former teammate joe kocur, is featured in a book entitled bruise brothers by bob duff. Unfollow bob probert autograph to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. In closing, id like to take a moment to think about the family bob probert has left behind, and to remember the good times he gave a lot of hockey fans. Most only saw when the game returned from commercial. It is even less often those first 12 or so pages puts you through such an emotional rollercoaster that you may have to put the book down to catch your breath when you are done reading it. Portrait of a hockey legend, a collection of interviews of hockey. The pro league just seemed too far away from the young mans smalltown life in the prairies.
One tough son of a bitch, too bad he passed so young. Top 10 toronto maple leafs fights hooked on hockey magazine. Summarizing the reflections on former red wings enforcer. I could make an entire list of only wendel clark fights and it would show more than 10, but for the sake of diversity and time, there are going to be lots of noteworthy fights that dont make this list.
Classic 1993 conference finals bout between wendel clark and marty mcsorely. Randall probert has 32 books on goodreads with 78 ratings. Probert is the subject of scoop malinowskis 2019 book, facing bob probert. The five worst leaf goons over the years, the leafs have had their share of entertaining tough guys. Bob probert vs wendel clark round 2 from the detroit red wings at toronto maple leafs game on dec 9, 1992. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Wendel clark bleeding blue book signing by ad army group marketing services. Thirty years ago today, bob probert thrashed wendel clark in toronto. Former nhl heavyweight champion bob probert dead at 45. Bob probert belt saga 19 of 20 okay, so i guess this is technically two fights, but they correlate into one of the most dramatic events to occur in the nhl in the 1990s and even. It was the spring of 1990, the start of the great lakes junior c playoffs and a buzz was entirely swirling in the air in the city of chatham. As a young boy growing up in kelvington, saskatchewan, wendel clark never dreamed of an nhl career.