Slap Shot presented Ogie Ogilthorpe as fiction, but he was real. Known as one the most outrageous goons of all time, we present to you Bill "Goldie" Goldthorpe, with Bob Costas
Growing up playing hockey in the OHL and professionally I think I've seen this movie over 300 times on our bus trips. Ogie was always an idol. So amazing to hear that Bob Costas was his broadcaster. What a story
I was coachin' in Omaha in 1948 and Eddie Shore sends me this guy who was a terrible masturbator, you know, couldn't control himself. Why, he would get deliberate penalties so he could get over in the penalty box all by himself and damned if he wouldn't... you know...
I was a manager at a motel where the dusters stayed at in the 70'S. I became a mother to most of them except for the "bear" .Goldie would come over and have tea with me. He would tell me about his mother and other private parts of his life. He was no where like the Goldie here. One day he wants to get some sun, He took some towels and placed them on the roof of his old van, then climbed up and lay there . I was upstairs and called out to him and laughed as no one knew he was there but me. Eddie Pizunski , was another one, fighting on the ice. Because of the fighting every one went to the games. It made it interesting. Billy Gratton was at the apartment everyday to drink tea and they all watched the soaps .So many memories.
Did they stay at the Holiday Inn, downtown? (I'm from Binghamton too...and was a young child when the Dusters were around) I'm old enough to remember the Binghamton Whalers and then the Rangers, whey they were in Bingo.
He played junior for Thunder Bay Vulcans when they played Guelph CMC's in the Centennial Cup playoffs. This was the most brawl filled hockey series I have ever seen. Police were called multiple times. Fights in the stands. You name it.
goldie was living in thunder bay and was asked to try out for sault ste marie’s team. they cut him but were too scared to tell him so they let him keep skating while they flew abb cava in to tell ogie he didn’t make it and take him back to tbay.
Bob Costas said that Goldie was a good hockey player he could skate, handle the puck, defend, but all that being said, he just preferred to beat the shit out of you! Bob Kostis is a legendary announcer, but that's the best thing I've ever heard him say
He was called up to the Minnesota Fighting Saints in the '73-'74 playoffs; 3 games, no goals, no assists, 25 penalty minutes. Was shot by a drug dealer in 1980 when he intervened for an old girlfriend, resulting in kidney and urinary tract damage that pretty well ended his pro hockey career. Needless to say he got into a lot of bar fights...he isn't huge so a fair number of boozed up patrons would convinced themselves he wasn't THAT tough....to their cost.
Digging the unintentional siren🚨 in the background as Costas tells his story ..if it would've been a minute or so later in the story, would've perfect, or maybe had gone on without notice... serendipitous🏒🤟🏼
My tussle with goldie. Dauphin Manitoba, Canada Midget Hockey tournament.He hit my defence partner (Bob Gassoff) from behind . I came in and cross checked him (from behind) . 10 seconds of fame . He got 2 min for roughing, i got 2 min for cross checking.
Goldie is a Steel Stud framer on high rises in Vancouver now. He's an old man now but still crazy as fuck. He's gotten kicked off numerous sites for punching people out.
+BIRDMAN LUGZ Eddie Pizunski now lives in Michigan married a girl from there now owns a bar there ,. I was invited to their wedding but didn't want to travel that far from home, just sent a gift out to them. I liked the Goldie that I knew.
They used it to cut down their twigs " wooden sticks" because new ones only came in their unmodified length. Each player has a set stick length that they use, due to their height and preference. Longer sticks tend to be used by defense for their length in poke checking and they gave defense better slappers from the blue line or point. While shorter ones were favored by offense for stick handling, wrist shots, and snapshots. It's not like baseball where bats come from the factory, ready to go. Hockey sticks, back in those days, required to be cut to the players preference and they had to take a torch to the blade and make their own curv. That is also why in the USA hockey rulebook, hockey stick curves have to be within a certain parameter in order to be legal. Some players would give it such a wicked curve, that ref's would have to measure them on the ice or you would get tossed in the sin bin.
I would tend to think that, a Gentleman of his talents could find a much better line of work then construction. If I was part of the local 'organized legitimate businessman's league' I would so hire him, once his hockey days are over. Something tells me he would take to that line of work, like a duck to water.
haha, no worries. A little crazy never hurt anyone. I was making reference to a buddy of mine that is from there! Be proud, you live in God's country. Cheers!
I thought this was going to be about Bill Goldthorpe, oh no it is Bob Costas acting out his tough guy dreams whilst wearing his teenager size 38 small "sports" coat.
Bob has changed up his story about the 4-2 game. I'm not sure who Wynette is, but Bob references Galen Head in the same memory: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EhxRR6mdtbs.html
I worked with Goldie in San Diego CA for 6 years when I first met him I had to bring my 357 to the job golide would threaten me daily but he knew I had a gun and I would have shot him.he doesn't stop I like that guy I hope he's doing well
Reminds me when I was playing all Ontario's in 87 against Cayuga. I got in three fights and low and behold Marty McSorley tried getting too me, I was told later on. Four guys held him back ;) The foil was put on as I was one of three players left in the dressing room. True story !!
Gord Gallant would have kicked Paul Stewart's ass in his prime...a middle weight who fought like a Heavyweight and did fight many a Heavyweight (fact) They even used same exact color sweaters as the Minnesota Fighting Saints
yeah, unpredictable, except no, entirely predictable. he'll always lose his shit and go nuts, sooner or later. guy had more concussions than i've suffered in my life before he was 15. listen to him talk, look at his actions, the guy was ruined mentally before he hit puberty.
My name is steve bourque my father is ray bourques cousin. I've played hockey since I could walk. My son now is logan bourque. You made my day. We need enforcers . I'm 6 4 I was a power forward. His mother is 5 9 bigger hands than me. Hes 15 months in 2 year old clothes. Let's do it.
Another promotion of mindless violence, under disguise of "colorful character" , when its obvious that he just enjoys hurting people. If you condoning this type of behavior, don't complain when you become victim of violence yourself.
Another promotion of mindless violence, under disguise of "colorful character" , when its obvious that he just enjoys hurting people. If you condoning this type of behavior, don't complain when you become victim of violence yourself.
