Bone Daddy has had the good fortune to see some of the best players in that particular sports history….Al Oerter, Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses et al in track & field…Mark Spitz, Tracy Caukins, Jil Sterkl in swimming…..Michael Jordan, Akeem Olajuwon and Pistol Pete Maravich et al in basketball….Doak Walker, Earl Campbell, Barry Sanders et al in football….John McEnroe, Rod Laver, Martina Navratilova et al in tennis….the list goes on and on…..but in the sport of hockey, Bone Daddy does have a lot of hockey memorabilia….cuz the only hockey he could see was Houston Aeros of the WHA (World Hockey Assn.) from 1972 to 1978….and in 1974 & 1975, Bone Daddy not only saw Gordie Howe and his two sons, Marty and Mark, play on several occasions…..while acquiring an team autograph hockey stick with the Howe Boys all having signed. Â I do remember BD telling me more than a couple of times….that Gordie Howe was an outstanding athlete even in his late 40’s….but more importantly on the ice even at that age….he was not a man you wanted to get caught on the boards with.
    Original 1985 Autograph NHL       Toronto Maple Leafs Goalie Tim Bernhardt      for Madison Square Garden                 The Sports Place                   302 E. 6th Street, Austin, T X  Official 1976 Autograph World Hockey Assn. Houston Aeros hockey stick featuring    WHA MVP Gordie Howe playing with              sons Mark & Marty                  as the 1st father and son to play           professional hockey as the Howe          Boys played in both the NHL and WHL.  Original 1976 Team Autograph       Hockey Stick for World Hockey        Association Houston Aeros    Official 1976 Autograph World Hockey      Association Houston Aeros hockey stick featuring WHA Most Valuable Player Gordie              Howe at age 46