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| Born '''Robert Gordon Orr''' on ], ] in ], ], ], his ] talents were evident at a very early age. As a 14-year-old he played for the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Junior A League, competing against mostly 19-and 20-year-olds. ] rules meant he could only join the ] as an eighteen-year-old. In his first season he won the ] as outstanding rookie and began a turnaround for the perpetual last place Bruins that culminated on ], ] when he scored one of the most acrobatic goals in hockey history to give Boston its first ] in 29 years. | |||
| A defenseman, Bobby Orr revolutionized the game of hockey, creating a new breed of defenseman with his offensive role. His speed, most notably a rapid acceleration, and his open ice artistry electrified fans as he set almost every conceivable record for a defenseman. Despite being limited by knee injuries which would later force him to retire early, he dominated the National Hockey League during his career. | |||
| He is the only defenseman to ever win the ] as the league scoring champion, accomplishing this feat twice. Orr's 139 points in the ]-] season remain a record for the National Hockey League defensemen. He won the ] as the league's Most Valuable Player three times, from ]-] through ]-]. He captured the ] as the league's best defenseman a record eight consecutive seasons, from ] to ]. | |||
| In ], despite several knee operations that left him playing in severe pain, Bobby Orr was named the most valuable player in the ] international competition. | |||
| In the late ], Bobby Orr was voted the greatest athlete in Boston history in the ] newspaper's poll of New Englanders, beating out ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| Forced to retire after more than a dozen knee operations, the mandatory waiting period was waived and in ] he was enshrined in ] at age 31, the youngest player to be inducted. | |||
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