Complex sentence: Russell George Alexander "Russ, Dubbie" Bowie (August 24,1880--April 8,1959) was a Canadian ice hockey player generally regarded as one of the best players of the pre-NHL era of the sport.
Split into simpler sentences: Russell George Alexander "Russ, Dubbie" Bowie (August 24,1880--April 8,1959) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Bowie was generally regarded as one of the best players of the pre-NHL era of the sport.