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Bobby Orr (506 words) |
 | A defenseman, Bobby Orr revolutionized the game of hockey, creating a new breed of defenseman with his offensive role. |
| Orr's 139 points in the 1970 - 1971 season remains a record for NHL defensemen. |
| In the late 1970s, Bobby Orr was voted the greatest athlete in Boston history in the Boston Globe newspaper's poll of New Englanders, beating out Ted Williams, Bill Russell, Carl Yastrzemski and Bob Cousy. |
| Bobby Orr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (849 words) |
| He is the only defenseman ever to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league scoring champion, accomplishing this feat twice (1969–70 and 1974–75), and he is also the only defenceman to lead the league in assists, a distinction he held during five seasons. |
| Orr's agent, Alan Eagleson, did not disclose this to Orr and told him that the Chicago Blackhawks had a better deal. |
| Bobby Orr is mentioned in the They Might Be Giants song Wicked Little Critta, the fourteenth track off their Mink Car album, and also in a song by The Tragically Hip, "Fireworks" from their 1998 album Phantom Power. |
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