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Happy Birthday, Bobby Orr

Bobby Orr

Bobby Orr -- the only defenseman in NHL history to win two scoring titles, three MVP awards and eight consecutive Norris Trophies -- is turning 64 today. We here at PHT would like to wish the greatest blueliner ever a happy birthday, and what better way to do it than with a video tribute?

First, here’s his famous Stanley Cup-winning goal against St. Louis in 1970. You’ve probably seen it a million times, but just to refresh the particulars...the goal was scored on a give-and-go with Derek Sanderson 40 seconds into the first overtime period of Game 4 (the B’s swept the Blues.)

St. Louis defenseman Noel Picard is the one flipping Orr skyward while Glenn Hall -- who had come out of retirement that year to split duties with 41-year-old Jacques Plante -- was in goal.

Next, here’s a look at the entirety of Orr’s 1969-70 season, arguably the greatest single-season effort in NHL history. Orr won the Art Ross, Conn Smythe, Hart Memorial, James Norris and Plus/Minus Award that year -- as a defenseman, he scored 120 points, 21 clear of second-place Phil Esposito.

Finally, here’s a shirtless Orr interviewing a shirtless Bobby Hull poolside at the Half Moon Club in Jamaica.

To answer your question: No, I don’t know why they’re sitting so close together and yes, it does seem a little too close.