MR. HOCKEY: The World of Gordie Howe

Reared in the town of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Gordie Howe laced his first skates at an early age and signed with Detroit when he was only sixteen. A Red Wing right winger during the next quarter century, Howe survived a severe skull fracture at the beginning of his career before he went on to establish himself as one of hockey's all-time greats and its most prolific scorer ever. Having retired at 43 after setting a bevy of records--among them most seasons, games played, goals, assists, points, and MVP trophies--Howe was lured back onto the ice to play alongside his two teenage sons with the Houston Aeros of the WILL. Howe is a truly remarkable athlete who merits a good deal more than this sort of jobbie. Howe later, brown cow.