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...most of every game, most of that reality was Bobby Orr. Soon after he broke into the National Hockey League in 1966 at the age of 18, Orr began to build a reputation as the best defenseman ever to play the game-and probably the best all-round player as well. He may well be the most accomplished professional athlete currently active in any sport. Unassuming off the ice, Orr takes command when he is on it. And he often seems to be all over it. Sighs Ranger Coach Emile Francis: "Hell, I see him make a fantastic play...
...Bobby Orr made sure of that last night with a power-play blast early in the first period at New York's Madison Square Garden, and after the Bruins held off a two-man New York Ranger advantage midway through the game, Boston's superiority was never seriously challenged...
Bruin forward Wayne Cashman deflected in another Orr slap shot early in the final period and added a third goal with a shot that broke through goalie Gilles Villemure's pads and trickled into the net with only a few minutes to play...
Star Bobby Orr, playing on only one good leg, scored two goals and assisted on a third Sunday and led the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over New York in the fourth game of their National Hockey League Stanley Cup championship playoff...
...perpetuate the looking-glass world myth that surrounds it. Written for the fanatic fan who will devour anything concerning his favorite superstar, the books only attempt to provide an "inside glimpse" into the life of the athlete as told to a ghostwriter. But the private life of a Bobby Orr or Willis Reed is of little instrinsic interest...