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Question
#60506. redwings_dan
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What famous NHL coach shares his name with a body part?
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hatrik
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Toe Blake
Hector "Toe" Blake, OC (August 21, 1912 - May 17, 1995) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League (NHL).
His nickname came out of his childhood for his sister was unable to pronounce his name. When she said it, it often sounded like Hec-toe, hence Toe as his nickname which later replaced the nickname he had been given as a scorer, the Old Lamplighter, because he often activated the light behind the goal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe_Blake
[Added reference - McG]
Nov 12 05, 6:17 PM
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