The night stu grimson became the grim reaper, thanks to three left. Tie domi 12292 probert was already regarded, at the time of this fight, as perhaps the greatest heavyweight in nhl history. A book and canadian madefortv movie were made about his life. Brown was winning, but probert comes back and puts brown down. But in the days after his pummeling at the bloodied hands of brown, grimson felt differently. A loving husband to dani and a dedicated father to their four children, probert supported many local charities and twice visited the troops in afghanistan. Probert book reveals life of sex and drugs the globe and.
Proof that bob probert was nhl heavyweight fight champ. This book examines the career of the nhls all time greatest enforcertough guy bob probert via interviews with teammates and insiders. Hartford whalers shane curla and dave semenko hockey fights vs. Degenerative disease found in nhl stars brain cbs news.
Epic fight between the top two enforcers of alltime. Dave brown vs stu grimson round 3 by sioyvenheaven1. Bob kelly is the first of the original broad street bullies to make our list. I really enjoyed reading this book because it showed how hard the path to the nhl is. Bob probert, february 23, 1988 philadelphia flyers vs. The documentary covers bob s life chronologically, with bob s words from those book recordings fueling the pace of the movie. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Robert alan probert was a canadian professional ice hockey forward. Bob probert books list of books by author bob probert. Mar 15, 1984 brian curran vs dave brown boston bruins vs philadelphia flyers round2 duration.
Craig coxe vs bob probert from the vancouver canucks at detroit red wings game on nov 19, 1987. Marty mcsorley vs bob probert feb 4, 1994 detroit feed bob probert, little. In his prime, brown could kill anyone one of these guys dave brown was the most feared fighter, enforcer, goon, or whatever you want to call them, of his time. Who would you choose as the nhls all time heavyweight champion. The five worst leaf goons over the years, the leafs have had their share of entertaining tough guys. It is not often a book s prologue is entitled the last chapter. Dave brown was an enforcer for the flyers, oilers and sharks from 19821996.
Chicago blackhawks bob probert 24 and boston bruins andrei nazarov 62 of russia, mix it up along the boards during a first period fight sunday, oct. Grimson and probert were part of the same 1983 draft class with steve yzerman. My life on the edge by bob probert with kirstie mclellan day, starts. Bob probert, born and raised in windsor, ontario, was a winger with the detroit red wings and the chicago blackhawks between 1985 and 2002. Dave brown was one of the better fighters in the nhl in the 1980s and early 90s while. Until probert came along there wasnt anybody even close to brown.
All time hockey fights who would win yahoo answers. In his prime with the red wings, kocur and bob probert were the bruise. The genre of this book was an autobiography because bob probert wrote it himself. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Ranking the 50 most frightening players in nhl history bleacher. Legendary nhl tough guy bob probert died monday after collapsing while on a boat on lake st.
Detroit even though they were part of the same red wings draft class, former nhl enforcer stu grimson cant count the number of times that he dropped the gloves with bob probert. Bob probert fights 19852002 935 gp 3300 pims youtube. The vancouver province newspaper has been running a promotion to determine hockeys all time greatest fighter. For the launch of his new book, shift work, tie domi, sat down with us for a. Bob probert and craig coxe throw off the gloves and engage in one of the nhls most memorable fights of all time. Probert s opponents often feared him, but they always respected the man beneath the bloodied jersey. Dave brown philadelphia flyers vs bob probert detroit red wings nhl hockey fight feb 23, 1988. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. After being drafted, he spent one more season with the alexanders before spending his 198485 season with both the hamilton steelhawks and the sault ste. He was 45 and is survived by his wife, dani, and their four children.
The 100 toughest players in nhl history bleacher report latest. Bob probertdave brownold schoolhockeyshipphotosebaypicturesfield hockey. Degenerative disease found in nhl stars brain march 3, 2011 12. It is even less often those first 12 or so pages puts you through such an emotional rollercoaster that you may have to put the book down to catch your breath when you are done reading it. Watch bob probert vs marty mcsorley fighthockey on dailymotion. Former nhl tough guy stu grimson details his unconventional. Ive mentioned a few times already that bob probert. I enjoyed reading about bob probert and his struggles and obstacles in life that he had to overcome. Bob probert fight videos click on view available fight videos to see all fights and videos we have in our library. They both throw several bombs, probert with the right and brown with the left, they each land, proberts with more punching power and quicker, brown goes down. Domi on leafs, enforcers and his bff lemieux sportsnet. Hockey fights is an entertainment site with no direct affiliation to the national hockey league, its teams, or nhlpa. Even then brown was over the hill, and still was good enought to survive. Grimsons remarkable ability to withstand punishment enabled him to.
Dave brown vs bob probert from the edmonton oilers at detroit red wings game on jan 9, 1991. My life on the edge, by bob probert, bob probert, kirstie mclellan day, kirstie mclellan day, a trade paperback from harpercollins, an imprint of harpercollins publishers. Brown tries to pull proberts jersey over his head and give weak left uppercuts, probert gets his balance and comes back at brown. Top 20 greatest fighters in nhl history thesportster. Even then that loss wasnt nearly as bad as some of the ones guys like probert, brown, kocur, gillies, etc. Heres big bad dave semenko hanging on for dear life versus wilson.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of bob probert books online. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on. Probert played for the national hockey leagues detroit red wings. See more ideas about bob probert, detroit red wings and red wings hockey. Tiger williams and tie domi are two of the alltime greats, and guys like ken baumgartner, john kordic, craig berube and wade belak all had their moments. Heres wilson beating the shit out of clark gillies in the first of two fights they had wilson also dropped gillies in the rematch, but gillies did better at. Prior to playing with the detroit red wings, probert was with the brantford alexanders of the ontario hockey league. Hed won a surprise victory over edmonton pugilist dave brown two nights. Bob probert and dave brown throw off the gloves and engage in one of the nhls most memorable fights of all time. When deaths like wade belak and bob probert happened, people always try to point to fighting. Probert usually won even if you didnt piss him off, brown made the.