Bill "Goldie" "Harpo" Goldthorpe (born June 20, 1953 in Hornepayne, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who served as the inspiration for Ogie Ogilthorpe in the 1977 film Slap Shot. His father was an engineer for the Canadian National Railway and his mother was a nurse's aide. At their wedding, Leo Boivin (NHL defenceman, future captain of the Boston Bruins and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee) was the best man.
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20 June 1954 (age 71) Hornepayne, ON, CAN
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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