Hockey Hall of Fame unveils permanent statute of legendary Gordie Howe
TORONTO — Throughout his legendary career Gordie Howe looked out for his teammates. It’s only fitting that a smiling statue of the man known as Mr. Hockey now watches over visitors to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Hockey’s hallowed shrine celebrated Howe’s career Friday with a permanent statue its entrance. Howe’s sons, Mark and Marty, participated in the unveiling of the figure that measures over 2.4 metres.
“When I was young I’d see all these kids come up to Gordie Howe and he looked like this mountain of a man,” said Mark Howe, a Hall of Fame inductee in 2011. “Now people from of all walks of life are going to come here and see he was truly a mountain of a man.
“For Dad to be honoured this way, he would never say it but, yeah, he deserved it. I think the Hall has done a wonderful thing and Marty and I are glad to be here and try to continue the legacy of Gordie Howe.”