THE REAL OGIE! The Life and Legend of Goldie Goldthorpe, by Liam Maguire (1st Ed. SIGNED)

Author: Liam Maguire. Published by Burnstown Publishing, Toronto, ON., 2019, 1st Edition. SIGNED and Dedicated by the Author to a close friend. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 6 x 9 inch, 222 pages.  

THE REAL OGIE! The Life and Legend of Goldie Goldthorpe, by Liam Maguire, takes the reader from Goldie's youth in Hornepayne, Ontario, the youngest of five children, son of a WW2 hero, through his hockey career including national playoffs in midget and junior hockey, a championship in the minors, games against Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull, interspersed with an unparalleled career of pugilism through six pro leagues and three senior leagues.

Hockey history is dotted with men renowned as enforcers, known for their fistic prowess and the manner in which they meted out violence, measured or spontaneous. But in the annals of the game spanning 100+ years no man forged a reputation as riotous and turbulent on and off the ice as Goldie Goldthorpe.... Snippets of this man's story have been told, retold and exaggerated for decades. Many hockey fans are aware that Goldie was the inspiration for the character Ogie Oglethorpe, in the iconic movie Slap Shot. Some know about his troubles with the law. Some even know he was shot, that he was the victim of multiple acts of extreme violence, but nobody knows the whole story, the story of where it all began, the path he followed, the influences that guided his most extreme behavior or the sheer volume of over the top, raging brawling. Now you will.

1st Edition & Signed by the Author  

ISBN: 9781772571967  

GC&C Stock #3694