who is gordie howe married to
Gordie and his wife Colleen Howe carry the Olympic Flame during the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Torch Relay in Warren, Michigan. (Getty) Howeâs wife was Colleen Howe, who Gordie met at a bowling alley in Detroit at the age of 17. At the time, Howe was playing for the Detroit Red Wings. Collen was originally born in Sandusky, Michigan, but she moved with her mom and stepdad to Detroit during high school. She and Howe immediately fell in love, and they were married four years later in 1953. Colleen and Gordie were married for 56 years until her death in 2009. Collen made a successful career for herself as a sports agent, founding Power Play International and Power Play Publications.