• Science • People
Non User
 • Locations • Timeline
Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Home > Willie O'Ree

Willie O'Ree (born October 15, 1935, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) was the first black athlete to play professional ice hockey in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Midway through his second minor league season with the Quebec Aces hockey team, Willie was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. Even though he was 95% blind in his right eye, Willie made his NHL debut with Boston on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in the league's history. He played roughly 45 games over the course of his two NHL seasons.

In 1984, Willie O'Ree was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.

1 See also

2 External link

O'Ree, Willie O'Ree, Willie O'Ree, Willie

Read more »

Topics: Willie O'Ree, Willie Dixon, Willie Rushton, Willie Davenport...

Willie DixonWillie Dixon ( July 1 1915 January 29 1992) was a well-known American blues bassist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Dixon was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and died in Burbank, California. Dixon was a producer for Chess and Checker Records inWillie RushtonWillie Rushton ( August 18 1937 December 11 1996) was a British cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer. As well as co-founding Private Eye (along with Christopher Booker, Paul Foot, and Richard Ingrams), originally acting as its layout artistWillie DavenportWillie Davenport ( June 8, 1943 June 17, 2002) was an American athlete, born in Troy, Alabama. He participated in hurdling events in four Olympic Games, winning the title in 1968. In 1980, he also took part in the Olympic Winter Games as a runner for the
Willie MaysWillie Howard Mays, Jr. born May 6, 1931) is a former star of Major League Baseball. Mays, nicknamed The Say Hey Kid played center field throughout nearly all his career and is regarded as one of the finest players ever to have played the game. The epitomWillie WolfeWilliam Willie Wolfe was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, a guerrilla group operating in the United States in the early 1970s. He led a privileged life, growing up the son of a wealthy physician. He was a student at the University of CaliforniaWillie NelsonWillie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American guitarist and country singer, originally from Abbott, Texas. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, though he had already become famous as a 1960s songwriter. Biogra
Willie PepWillie HallWillie Doherty
Willie WagtailWillie BlountWillie Keeler
Willie AamesWillie AndersonWillie "The Lion" Smith
Non User