| Goldie Goldthorpe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 20, 1953 Hornepayne, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Syracuse Blazers Minnesota Fighting Saints Broome Dusters Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics San Diego Mariners | ||
| WHA draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1984 | ||
Bill "Goldie" (also "Harpo") Goldthorpe (born June 20, 1953[1]) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He is best known as the inspiration for Ogie Ogilthorpe in the 1977 film Slap Shot. Goldthorpe, a left winger, was a notorious hockey enforcer, a man once dubbed the "wildest, meanest, most unpredictable player in hockey."[2] In his checkered eight-year career (1973–1980, 1983–1984), Goldthorpe played for ten minor league teams and four World Hockey Association squads; along the way, he racked up 1,132 penalty minutes in just 194 professional games.
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