Bill Goldthorpe | |
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Position | Left Wing |
Shot | Left |
Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) |
Teams | Minnesota Fighting Saints Michigan Stags Baltimore Blades Denver Spurs San Diego Mariners |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | June 20, 1953 Hornepayne, ON, CAN | ,
Pro Career | 1973 – 1984 |
Bill "Goldie" (also "Harpo") Goldthorpe (born June 20, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He is best known as the inspiration for Ogie Ogilthorpe in the 1977 film Slap Shot. Goldthorpe, a left winger, was a notorious hockey enforcer, a man once dubbed the "wildest, meanest, most unpredictable player in hockey." In his chequered eight-year career (1973–80, 83-84), Goldthorpe played for ten minor league teams and four World Hockey Association squads. Along the way, he racked up 1,132 penalty minutes in just 194 professional games.
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