Bill Goldthorpe

Bill "Goldie" (also "Harpo") Goldthorpe (born June 20, 1953) 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." In his chequered eight-year career (1973–80, 83-84), 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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1975-Baltimore_Blades_Ogie_Ogilthorpe.jpg|Baltimore Blades players, Goldie Goldthorpe in the center.
1975-Oct25-Goldthorpe-Curran.gif|Bill Goldthorpe shoots on Mike Curran, October 25, 1975.
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