Tough Guy My Life on the Edge

by Probert, Bob; McLellan Day, Kirstie; Probert, Dani; Yzerman, Steve

• ISBN13: 9781600786389
• ISBN10: 1600786383
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

Now in trade paper! In a notorious career with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks, Bob Probert racked up points, penalty minutes, and bar bills, establishing himself as one of the most feared enforcers in the history of the NHL. One the ice, he was a fan favorite. He backed up his teammates 100 percent, taking on the toughest guys of his era. When he died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the age of 45 on July 5, 2010, he was hard at work on his memoir with Kirstie McLellan Day, Theo Fleury's co-author of the blockbuster Playing with Fire. Probert wanted to tell his story in his own words to set the record straight.

Author Biography

Bob Probert, born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, was a winger with the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks between 1986 and 2002. He died suddenly on July 5, 2010. Kirstie McLellan Day has written four books, including the No. 1 best-selling memoir of Theo Fleury. Playing with Fire, as well as Above and Beyond, a biography of cable magnate JR Shaw, Under the Mat, a memoir with Diana Hart of the Hart wrestling family, and No Remorse, a true-crime story.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Prologue: The Last Chapter	p. 1
Like Don Cherry Says	p. 17
Go Easy, Al	p. 19
A Big Guy with Good Hands	p. 25
A Lot of Guys Were Doing It	p. 37
Crispy	p. 46
Somebody Do Something	p. 53
Let's Do It Again	p. 67
The Pizza's Gone, and So Are You	p. 74
Probert...You Idiot	p. 82
A Gazillion Girls	p. 91
Busted	p. 99
Mo Melly	p. 125
Let's Show Some Enthusiasm	p. 133
Cease the Day	p. 139
Rehabilitated	p. 147
Here Comes the Bride	p. 150
I'm in Trouble Now	p. 161
My Kind of Town	p. 168
Getting the Show on the Road	p. 178
Bob Dylan's Gym	p. 187
A One-Way Ticket	p. 203
Dear Disease	p. 210
You Don't Have to Tell Jim	p. 221
You Can't Stay Here	p. 229
Brogan's Letter	p. 236
A Tactical Landing	p. 241
Epilogue	p. 253
Timeline	p. 255
Career Stats	p. 268
Career Milestones	p. 270
Fights	p. 272
Index	p. 283
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