Gump Worsley Old School Old Schooler Dies
FAMOUSLY SAID, 'MY FACE IS MY MASK'
Hall of Fame goaltender Gump Worsley died Saturday night at age 77. Worsley played 21 years for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Minnesota North Stars.
He was one of the few left from an era when goalie used their face as a mask and played at all cost.
During the decisive seventh game of the 1965 Stanley Cup Worsley could barely stand on an injured knee. He puts his health on the line by experimenting with a horse serum never used on humans.
Whether it was the injection or the pure will to win Worsley and his Canandiens blanked the offensive-minded Chicago Blackhawks to win the Stanley Cup.
They don't make selfless athletes like Worsley anymore. They barely make men like that anywhere, in general.
Hall of Fame goaltender Gump Worsley died Saturday night at age 77. Worsley played 21 years for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Minnesota North Stars.
He was one of the few left from an era when goalie used their face as a mask and played at all cost.
During the decisive seventh game of the 1965 Stanley Cup Worsley could barely stand on an injured knee. He puts his health on the line by experimenting with a horse serum never used on humans.
Whether it was the injection or the pure will to win Worsley and his Canandiens blanked the offensive-minded Chicago Blackhawks to win the Stanley Cup.
They don't make selfless athletes like Worsley anymore. They barely make men like that anywhere, in general.
Labels: Canadiens, Gump Worsley, N.Y. Rangers, Stanley Cup
