Walter Gretzky
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Walter Gretzky | |
|---|---|
 Walter Gretzky in 2010 | |
| Born | October 8, 1938 |
| Died | March 4, 2021 (aged 82) Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | "Canada's hockey dad" |
| Occupation | Cable repairman |
| Spouse(s) |
Phyllis Hockin
(m. 1960; "her death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2019) |
| Children | 5, including Wayne, Keith and Brent |
Walter Gretzky, (October 8, 1938 – March 4, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey executive. He was best known as the father of Canadian ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky.[1]
Walter was an installer and repairman for Bell Canada for 34 years, retiring in 1991. A work-related injury in 1961 put him in a coma and deafened his right ear.[2]
He helped charities and fundraisers and coached at his summer youth hockey camp in California.
Walter had worked for the CNIB Foundation (formerly the Canadian National Institute for the Blind).[3]
Gretzky died on March 4, 2021 in Brantford, Ontario from problems caused by a fractured hip at the age of 82.[4] He had Parkinson's disease at the time of his death.[5]
References
- ↑ Wayne Gretzky Profile www.famoussportspeople.com/wayne-gretzky Archived May 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in en) Walter Gretzky, Canada's hockey dad - CBC Archives. https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/walter-gretzky-canadas-hockey-dad. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ↑ Remembering Walter GretzkyCNIB. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ↑ Walter Gretzky, Canada's greatest hockey dad, dead at 82 (March 4, 2021)Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ↑ Stubbs, Dave. Walter Gretzky dies at 82, father of Wayne Gretzky. NHL.com (March 4, 2021). Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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