Robert Marvin Hull OC was a Canadian ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the name “The Golden Jet.
Hull was born in Point Anne, Ontario. He was the son of Lena Cook and Robert Edward Hull, a cement company foreman. He played his minor hockey in Belleville, and then Junior B hockey for the Woodstock Warriors in the fall of 1954. Hull led the Warriors to the 1955 Sutherland Cup as Ontario champions.
How fast could Bobby Hull skate?
Bobby’s slapshot was once clocked at 118.3 mph (190.5 km/h) and he could skate 29.7 mph (47.8 km/h). During his drive to be the first to eclipse the 50-goal mark, Hull’s wrist shot was said to be harder than his slapshot.
Long unhappy with his poor salary despite being one of hockey’s preeminent superstars, Hull responded to overtures from the upstart World Hockey Association’s Winnipeg Jets in 1972 by jesting that he would jump to them for a million dollars, a sum then considered absurd. Gathering the other league owners together to contribute to the unprecedented amount because inking such a major star gave instant credibility
