In my quest to learn more about sports history, I knew I wanted to learn more about professional hockey history. After all, I live less than 20 miles from the shores of our neighbors to the north, where the game is king. I figured a person to start my research exposes on had to be Mr. Hockey himself, Gordie Howe. Also a take of the day by Larry Schmitt of the Gridiron Uniform Database.

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