Blake Ball

Blake Ball (February 15, 1938 – January 20, 2006) was a ice hockey defenceman who spent the majority of his career in the Eastern Hockey League.
==Playing career==
===Football===
Ball spent six years in the Canadian Football League as a defensive endFrom Atlantic City To Toronto: The Boardwalk Trophy And The Eastern Hockey League.
===Hockey===
Ball would earn the nickname "Badman" because of the excessive time that he spent in the penalty box as a member of the New Haven BladesUtica Observer-Dispatch, January 19, 1968, A Badman Ready For The Comets. As a member of the New Haven Blades, Ball had four consecutive seasons of at least 290 penalty minutes, including a career high 362 PIMs in 1968-69. During the 1968-69 season, Ball also recorded a career high in assists (42) and points (55).
After a single season with the Johnstown Jets, Ball would be named player-coach for the Jacksonville Rockets on September 13, 1971TheEHL.com Transactions Page. Despite holding a position as player-coach, Ball - along with goaltender Ted Ouimet - were dealt to the Syracuse Blazers on December 15, 1971.
Ball was suspended for two games, effective March 13, 1973, due a brawl that occurred against the Rhode Island Eagles
==Acting career==
Ball had a minor role in the movie Slap Shot. He played the role of defenceman Gilmore Tuttle. Tuttle, was billed as being from Mile 40, Saskatchewan, and was running a donut a shop after his retirement from hockey. Tuttle was also claimed to be the "former penalty-minute record holder for the years 1960 to 1968 inclusive." Gilmore Tuttle, according to public address announcer Jim Carr, wore uniform number 10.IMDB Slap Shot quotes page
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Category:Born in 1939
Category:Dead in 2006
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Johnstown Jets (EHL) players
Category:Barrie Flyers alumni
Category:Port Huron Flags players
Category:New Haven Blades players
Category:Long Island Ducks players
Category:Jacksonville Rockets players
Category:Syracuse Blazers players
Category:Orillia Terriers players
Category:Cleveland Crusaders players
Category:Columbus Owls players
Category:Macon Whoopee players
Category:Syracuse Eagles players
Category:Barrie Flyers players
Category:Oklahoma City Blazers (1965-1977) players
Category:Retired in 1977