Remembering Bob Baun

Some comments and perspective follows, recalling Bob Baun, who died days back at the age of 84.

Baun scored the overtime game winning goal for the eventual 1964 NHL champion, Toronto Maple Leafs in game 6 of the final, doing so after breaking his ankle.

Toronto then clinched the title with a (4-0) home win vs Detroit (Red Wings) in game 7.

It was the third straight title for Toronto and the subsequent ’67 title made it 4 in 6 seasons.

Baun as part of a great defensive unit, was a member of all four of those title teams. The Leafs have not even reached an NHL final since that point.

Click below to view Baun’s overtime goal in that #6/’64 NHL final as called by Bill Hewitt, Foster’s son and a qualified, skilled broadcaster, unlike most, whose fathers paved their way.