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  • @Ed513513
    @Ed513513 Рік тому +7

    I grew up and had no knowledge about hockey and my father was the go to contractor for both Derek and Bobby who are neighbors to this day. They were just my dad's cool friends

  • @fifthbusiness1678
    @fifthbusiness1678 2 роки тому +34

    I confess: This came up and I thought I’d watch it for 5 minutes or so, but I ended up engrossed and watched the entire thing. Excellent profile of a fascinating sports figure. Well done!

  • @frankcollins8895
    @frankcollins8895 3 роки тому +27

    Derek gave Bobby the Assist on May 10, 1970. Then, years later it was Bobby Orr whom stepped up for his friend and gave Derek the Life Saving Assist! What an incredible person to his friends and his community!

    • @terrencedeagle4429
      @terrencedeagle4429 2 роки тому +1

      Bobby Orr is such a great hearted person.

    • @johngore7744
      @johngore7744 2 роки тому

      I remember that goal. I was a 9 year old Montreal kid who was at the time a huge Bruins fan. I used to wear my Black Boston #4 sweater to play pick up hockey at the rink. My friends all hated it. Lol.

  • @mikesolomon481
    @mikesolomon481 3 роки тому +7

    A terrific film about Derek ! I grew up in nYC as a Ranger fan during their intense rivalry with the Bruins. However, I LOved the way Bobby Orr and Derek Sanderson played the game. Speed, savvy, intensity, they could take over a game, change hte momentum of a game. Few palyers of that or any era can really do that. Watching Derek kill penalties wiht Eddie Westfall was like watching hockey at soem of its best. I still remember a shorthanded goal created by Sanderson & Westfall, against the Canadiens during an intense playoff game where thye executed a Perfect give and go ot score shorthanded...what talent....it was hockey at its best. Very touching to see Bobby Orr quietly support and help his old team mate and friend Derek Sanderson. So glad ot see Derek turn his life around from rock bottom to be in a good place in life wiht a family who loves him.

  • @michaeldobson107
    @michaeldobson107 5 років тому +54

    Several years after Sanderson's retirement, Bobby Orr spent his own money to check Sanderson and several other former Bruins into rehab. Sanderson once remarked that his life might have turned out very differently had it not been for Bobby's intervention. Orr did a lot of things that only came to light decades after the fact. I do remember one thing about that era, though - when Derek and Bobby were on the move towards the goaltender, magic was about to happen. Jesus, I miss those days.

    • @rolandkennedy80
      @rolandkennedy80 2 роки тому +2

      yea bc he was sleeping on a park bench

    • @mckessa17
      @mckessa17 2 роки тому +1

      I was a Leafs fan back then but I admired the character of the Boston Bruins.

    • @terrencedeagle4429
      @terrencedeagle4429 Рік тому +2

      Bobby Orr is a real hero.

  • @RayManzarekRocks
    @RayManzarekRocks 3 роки тому +16

    There will never be a greater era in the NHL than the late '60s and early '70s. It had everything -- great players, great personalities, great teams, great rivalries.

    • @ianjenkins1654
      @ianjenkins1654 3 роки тому +2

      After watching this, that's exactly what I thought. Character was such a huge part of the game.

    • @aberamagold7509
      @aberamagold7509 2 роки тому +1

      I don't remember much of the 60's, I was a kid not a hippie, but the 70's I do remember (that's when I played 🤣 but not quite at an NHL level) and the Boston Montreal rivalry was fantastic and the one I remember most as it had great hockey and A LOT of fights.
      Not to mention a quiet team playing out of Philadelphia that garnered some attention themselves.
      I am and was a Leafs fan so the 70's weren't memorable, nor the 80's, 90's (early 90's were good) 2000's etc etc 😉

    • @mckessa17
      @mckessa17 2 роки тому +2

      It was great untill the WHA came to be. After that the talent was very watered down.

    • @RayManzarekRocks
      @RayManzarekRocks 2 роки тому +1

      @@mckessa17 The WHA served no purpose except to destroy a great product.

    • @billf1766
      @billf1766 2 роки тому

      Amen

  • @petsur
    @petsur 2 роки тому +9

    OMG what a story. I grew up in Boston and was a high school hockey player during #16's heyday. Loved the Bruins, every one of them. I loved his book "I got to be me" written at the time by Stan Fischer, who us Bruins fans hated at the time as he was from NY!

  • @terrybruce5923
    @terrybruce5923 6 років тому +29

    When I was a young man living in Niagara Falls, I was out with friends at a club and Dereck walked in. A lot of the guys in my circle played with the local town Hockey Team and Hockey had played with Derek back in School. Well he may have been a show boater in his pro life, but he was humble and treated his friends no differently than he probably did from way back....never forgot his roots and became just one of the guys again, all laughing and talking old times. I have to say that he really impressed me with that. He never once showed off that evening and was just a fun guy to be around.

    • @mckessa17
      @mckessa17 2 роки тому +3

      Orr was a great player and even better person. From beautifull Parry Sound Ontario.

    • @billhandley943
      @billhandley943 2 роки тому +2

      @@mckessa17 Met Bobby at Maple Leaf Gardens when Mikita ignored my Dad and I for an autograph back when Orr had his stint with the Blackhawks. My Dad yelling over to Stan who plain ignored us, Bobby skates over and says Hi. My Dad says that SOB mikita, I played hockey with him as kids, grew up down the street, Bobby says, 'well then you know Stan'. I am a Leaf fan, but Orr was a great player, and an even better man.

  • @stephendacey8761
    @stephendacey8761 2 роки тому +7

    This is a great Video about Derek Sanderson as a legend with the Bruins, and even more as an inspiration to those of us that have hit rock bottom with their addictions, and came back to be a stronger and better person b/c of it. Derek has learned to help others the same way others, like Bobby Orr, had helped him in his darkest days.

  • @clarencelee8852
    @clarencelee8852 2 роки тому +4

    I love this guy! I read his book and I'm so happy he was able to turn his life around! I grew up watching him as a kid. God bless you, Derek Sanderson!

  • @Bojipes
    @Bojipes 2 роки тому +4

    Love seeing having a smoke during the interview......Absolutely classic.

  • @kanivea
    @kanivea Рік тому +2

    Being born, raised, and to this day live in Boston, this was an incredible documentary.

  • @jimmyboy2165
    @jimmyboy2165 2 роки тому +1

    I have to say I honestly really, really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much.

  • @bbb462cid
    @bbb462cid 4 роки тому +27

    Derek and Bobby's friendship is a thing everyone can learn from: Don't give up on your friends. Don't forget who was there for you.

    • @davethompson3140
      @davethompson3140 3 роки тому +1

      That’s easy to say; have you ever had to deal with an alcoholic or drug addict? There no picnic. Mr. Sanderson is very very lucky Orr stood by him because you can only be burned so many times before, for self preservation, you throw in the towel.

    • @aviarturo5563
      @aviarturo5563 3 роки тому

      You all prolly dont care but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account..?
      I somehow lost the account password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me!

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 3 роки тому

      @@davethompson3140 your detour on the troubles of dealing with people with an addiction has nothing to do with my point. No, stop with the protestation. You don't read very well. It's not my fault. Whatever you have to say about my making myself clear is bullshit. You suck at reading.

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 3 роки тому

      @@aviarturo5563 You're right.Nobody cares about teaching you to hack somebody's account, and nobody beleives you lost your own password.

    • @davethompson3140
      @davethompson3140 3 роки тому

      @@bbb462cid Maybe it is you who need a lesson in comprehension, which is what you really mean to say when you said “reading”. Now that we know you do not necessarily write the point you want to get across, try reading and comprehending my statement again; if you do you may find that I agree how amazingly loyal Orr was to his friend.

  • @jeffthewhiff
    @jeffthewhiff 4 роки тому +3

    This was a very good documentary on Derek Sanderson. I have to admit that he wasn't one of my favorite hockey players, but I give him a lot of credit for turning his life around.

  • @slayerone61
    @slayerone61 4 роки тому +7

    What a great story. So happy that he overcame his demons and has helped so many young people and young athletes along the way.

  • @donnebes9421
    @donnebes9421 5 років тому +5

    I’m glad Derek had such a great friendship in Bobby Orr. I knew he had serious problems during my early adult life, but when we were kids Orr and Sanderson along with the rest of the team were my heroes.

  • @branttmyhres74
    @branttmyhres74 3 роки тому +3

    Incredible story! Coming from a guy that knows a bit about that life, this guy is a true legend, on and off the ice.

  • @joemartines3545
    @joemartines3545 2 роки тому +1

    Very well done program with lots of excellent hockey footage. Great story with a good ending.

  • @marblox9300
    @marblox9300 4 місяці тому +1

    From Chicago I remember DS as a player with Boston. He was one of the most famous with Orr, Esposito, Cheevers, Cashman.

  • @mikeareal
    @mikeareal 4 роки тому +4

    The guy is a living legend! His stories are just amazing! Those interview clips of him just plowed were shocking!

  • @Nigelsmom2136
    @Nigelsmom2136 6 місяців тому

    What a great story! I was a fan of Derek's from the time I was 10 years old. I'm so glad he was able to turn his life around.

  • @sepphess1738
    @sepphess1738 8 років тому +16

    Really-decent-story.Big-respect-for-Sanderson-and-The-greatest-player-ever-Bobby-Orr

  • @chocolatetownforever7537
    @chocolatetownforever7537 7 днів тому

    Lil before my time, but I love watching Bobby Orr. His burst, his skating and puck handling.
    The man was just different.

  • @hellidontknow74
    @hellidontknow74 8 років тому +2

    Thank you for posting this video. Couldn't find for sale or rental but had watched it on HBO. Was able to share it with a friend. So thanks again.

  • @rickarmishaw3074
    @rickarmishaw3074 8 років тому +5

    Interesting story/life experience of 1 of my favourite NHLers, Derek Sanderson.Thanks for sharing this download.

  • @baselinesweb
    @baselinesweb 8 років тому +4

    I painted #16 on my skates when I was a kid - loved the man.

  • @giuseppepandolfo4815
    @giuseppepandolfo4815 5 років тому +5

    I lived those times in Boston , it was unreal Orr , the Turk , and espo. Wow thanks for the memories

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 4 роки тому

      I agree. I did not give you a thumbs up though. That would change the number of thumbs up from 4.

  • @algman7176
    @algman7176 4 роки тому +2

    This is an uplifting inspiring story that touches the hearts and minds of hockey fans about the incomparable power of human frailty and survival

  • @bigbadbruins1
    @bigbadbruins1 4 роки тому +3

    I loved watching him play.Thank god he got sober.I also got sober 16 years ago.

  • @smichaels10
    @smichaels10 2 роки тому +1

    What a life though. Even though he had some very dark time, he survived so I'm sure it was all worth it.

  • @BobSmith-in2gn
    @BobSmith-in2gn 4 роки тому +4

    Bobby Orr doesn't bail on his friends. He back Sanderson and recently was one of the few in the NHL who stood by Grapes.

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 4 роки тому +1

      If everybody had a single friend like Orr, we'd all be better off.

  • @northernlight696
    @northernlight696 2 роки тому

    Derek is a hero to many - well done !

  • @rebelbaron7003
    @rebelbaron7003 3 роки тому +1

    I'm really glad Derek was able to make the 360 degree turn that most people can't.
    God reached out and touched him.
    I want to make a couple points that were lost in this biography.
    I am a hockey nut and have been since five.
    We were living in Chicago so I was a Blackhawk fan.
    At the time Phil Esposito was Bobby Hull,my heros,center man.
    The year Hull scored 50 goals he went in and asked Arthur Wirtz,the owner for a raise.
    They eventually gave it to him but gave Hull a hard time.
    Well,Espo went in to Wirtz and asked for a raise also saying who do you think passed the puck to Hull? Espo didn't get the raise.
    So Wirtz then packaged Kenny Hodge, Fred Stanfield,and Espo to the Bruins....making the artistry of one of the very best hockey teams of all time.
    Half the Blackhawk team went to Bahston.
    I wanted to say that Derek was one damn good hockey player,period.
    First,one of the best faceoff men ever.Derek rarely lost faceoffs to anybody.
    Whenever the Bruins needed to get control of the puck Derek was out there.....not Espo,not Freddie,Derek.
    Second,one of the very best penalty killers of all time.
    Great instincts where the puck was going.
    Third,a great scorer.
    Was a consistent 25- 35 goal scorer and great passer,made his linemates look good.
    Was a great mucked and Rackers dug the puck out of the corners,knowing full well he was going to get hit,then creating a scoring opportunity.
    As I think about the years I've been a hockey fan,I can't name but a few players as good as Derek.

  • @jameshadfield6039
    @jameshadfield6039 4 роки тому +4

    thanks for this. Derek was the coolest and it almost cost his life being hockey's rock star. I'm glad that he not only made it back, but has given back. nice that you had Eddie westfall in this as those two along with Bobby were the greatest penalty killers the league has ever seen. MR. ORR is just so genuine,I believe and wish he was the commissioner! as for those dickheads with the negative comments,they can go suck, holier than thou,It was a much tougher and better league back then! talking about a sucker punch? well the dope should have been lookin= like they tell the boxers " defend yourself at ALL times!" peace and thanks for the memories.

  • @1949LA-ARCH
    @1949LA-ARCH 2 роки тому +1

    Great story !

  • @davethompson3140
    @davethompson3140 3 роки тому +2

    What’s remarkable concerning Orr was this was also a difficult financial time in Orr’s life; when he was forced into retirement he found out the hard way that his Shawn, Alan Eagleson, had screwed him throughout his career. Even through financial difficulty, Orr stood by his buddy (although just being Bobby Orr must had open doors not open to the general public.)

    • @Grandtrunk
      @Grandtrunk 3 роки тому +2

      Eagleson ended going to prison, deservedly

  • @GassersGhost
    @GassersGhost 3 роки тому +1

    I have a special connection to Mr. Sanderson.
    My entire life I have heard the phrase "DAMN IT, DEREK!"
    I'm a little on the "high energy" side and I was named after THE Derek Sanderson.

  • @blueforrester8459
    @blueforrester8459 9 років тому +11

    excellent documentary and story. very inspiring. they should make a movie out of this guy!

    • @robertjones1543
      @robertjones1543 4 роки тому

      They did .it was terrible.dogshit movie
      .should have been great.look at the material .play boy bunnys exciting

  • @RayManzarekRocks
    @RayManzarekRocks 2 роки тому +2

    My son's middle name is Derek because of you know who. The original made a indelible mark on sports and its culture. Turk and Joe Namath invented cool.

  • @dougbrowne9890
    @dougbrowne9890 3 роки тому +4

    An inspiring story. Glad to see Derek cleaned up and made a happy time, later in life.

    • @fernfreeman1729
      @fernfreeman1729 3 роки тому +1

      I remember him growing up, Derek was a cool guy, on top of the World then. He had it all, talent, money and fame and no doubt lots of girls too.

  • @Ed513513
    @Ed513513 Рік тому

    I grew up with Bobby and Derek having no clue who they were. Always were just family friends, and I had no clue what legends they are

  • @papabits5721
    @papabits5721 2 роки тому +2

    Bobby Ore is one of the classiest guys ever.

  • @terrencedeagle4429
    @terrencedeagle4429 2 роки тому

    This guy had it all...smart..good looking...great athlete. He blew it...shame. This would make a great movie.

    • @terrencedeagle4429
      @terrencedeagle4429 Рік тому

      @Tuxi Politix Page 2 Sanderson still looks great. His story would make a great movie. He's a survivor.

  • @dennis3351
    @dennis3351 Рік тому

    Glad you made it Derek.

  • @smichaels10
    @smichaels10 2 роки тому

    Very entertaining documentary!

  • @RM-gn2nj
    @RM-gn2nj 3 місяці тому

    great doc !

  • @ronbonora7872
    @ronbonora7872 4 роки тому +1

    Great video! Sanderson was a very good player. I enjoyed going to Maple Leaf Gardens to watch him and the Bruins play when they were the best team in the world in the early seventies. However, Bobby Orr is not only the greatest player ever, but the most humble and greatest friend a person could have. I do think though that Orr would have beat Sanderson in that fight in junior. LOL

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 4 роки тому +1

      Sanderson is under-rated. He was a great face-off man and I do mean _great_ at them. And to be a 3rd line center and penalty killer and do what he did, he had to be talented and disciplined, which is something he never gets a lot of credit for. People say: how good could he be? He was 3rd line. How disciplined could he be? He was a wild man. He was 3rd line because Sinden recognized that this guy could do something unique for his team: be a shut-down checking center who could score, who could also step away from the glamour of being a hotshot goal scorer in order to focus on what the team needed: a solid defensive specialist. Sinden told Derek to do that, and Derek did. If the Selke was around back then, Sanderson would have contended for it. All the same though, people say to me, 'why do you have that funny looking (one guy told me it was 'fake', lol) #16 Bruins sweater?' I tell them because the player who wore it the year I was born, Derek Sanderson, was great at helpers. They think I mean on the ice. But I mean after his hockey career, when he spent his time helping kids in my home town.

    • @Bruins-vq5ey
      @Bruins-vq5ey 3 роки тому

      They did fight in junior..at an exhibition game at the Garden

  • @sportsdogs7927
    @sportsdogs7927 2 роки тому +1

    Ken Dryden once described the Boston Bruins as a Pier 6 brawl waiting to happen, in one of his books. I sensed that Dryden and the Habs players were a little bit envious of the Bruins and they way they had that Boston Bruins swag whenever the Habs passed the Bruins at the airport! Is it just me or did the players just have so much more personality in those days. Is it just me or is there something missing in the game today that was there before, the mutual hatred, the competitiveness of it all, the fights! Bad Brad Marchand would have fit right in back in those days. lol! There is very little contact in the games today. The fierce competitiveness is long gone. I love watching these old video. I am happy for Derek that he managed to turn his life around. Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Eddy Westfall, and probably all the players on the Bruins and Sinden...all great friends, there for Derek when he needed them most.

    • @DonQwantsyou
      @DonQwantsyou 2 роки тому

      different world, different game, different players, different rules. the bruins of the early 70s had hall of fame and great players who established all time league records that lasted for decades. those players as well like sanderson, orr, esposito, mckenzie, bucyk w=, cheevers were great characters and were very much like celebrities and not only in boston. the league was also a lot smaller and it was easier to remember the other players in the league and they were also more recognizable because you could see their faces and haircuts during a period when few players wore helmets,

    • @jamesanthony5681
      @jamesanthony5681 2 роки тому +1

      I'm not sure about Boston, but Dryden wrote that he felt sorry for Bobby Clarke and the way the Flyers used fighting and intimidation to win those 2 Stanley Cup. Dryden said the Canadiens and Scotty Bowman did it the right way, in so many words.

  • @Pece17
    @Pece17 9 років тому

    Thanks for putting this up! I just ordered Sanderson's book...in Finnish and English!

    • @paulelliott3220
      @paulelliott3220 7 років тому +1

      Pece17 Just finished the book, excellent read

  • @derekrobinson1609
    @derekrobinson1609 6 років тому +5

    I was named after him. Thanks for sharing!

  • @noahf342
    @noahf342 6 років тому +4

    "pre-game meal a steak and a blonde!" Great documentary about him. Before my time but remember reading about him in the 1980s

  • @Grandtrunk
    @Grandtrunk 3 роки тому

    Nice video. I enjoyed watching those Bruins with Sanderson as they played the Red Wings. Alcohol is still glorified in both Canada and the US. It is a miracle he didn’t develop cirrhosis and eventually cancer of the liver, or that he didn’t O.D causing death. Looks great now

  • @lowbridgehit
    @lowbridgehit 3 роки тому

    In 1984 he spoke at our high school in Winnipeg. One of our gym teachers played in the Bruins organization during DS time. Likely the connection.

  • @paulelliott3220
    @paulelliott3220 7 років тому +2

    Great post
    Thanks

  • @50redryder
    @50redryder 2 роки тому

    What a great story.

  • @billviola7884
    @billviola7884 2 роки тому +1

    People have no idea the person Bobby Orris and was.

  • @robertjones1543
    @robertjones1543 4 роки тому +2

    I was a bigtime bruin fan at this time and gotta tell you losing sanderson hurt that team bad.he was bostons bobby clarke.a 3rd line ctr that could have started on and 1st line in the league.he was the straw that mixed the drink!!!!!

  • @peterjeffery8495
    @peterjeffery8495 5 років тому +1

    Loved it.... great memories of hockey's first real rockin rebel but I gotta tell ya, the nickname "Turk" only fits when looking at young Derek with the longish hair, hippie threads and that trademark mustache. Give anyone a list of 100 nicknames and asked me to pick the one that best fits the elder Mr. Sanderson I doubt anyone would have guessed right. .

  • @MichaelCherau-kt8gy
    @MichaelCherau-kt8gy 2 місяці тому +1

    Yeah you cant drink every day and play hockey. Its hard to play pick up hockey and drink every night.

  • @rickroll9086
    @rickroll9086 2 роки тому +1

    At 8:10 he knocks out a kid (it’s junior hockey) as they just stand there; Sanderson checks to see if he can catch him looking the other way. What a psycho.

    • @KMK7355
      @KMK7355 Рік тому

      Psycho? That was a sucker punch and Sanderson would literally be arrested, convicted and serve time today.
      Lost all respect for him.

  • @dostfez
    @dostfez 6 років тому +2

    Great doc...and as a boy I thought he was the man ...always wondered how he would have fared maybe 20 years later....just another 3rd liner?...or still a potent force?

  • @daveyboy_
    @daveyboy_ Рік тому

    Every time they showed Rod Gilbert, u can see the disdain on his face

  • @ylekiote99999
    @ylekiote99999 5 років тому +5

    This is pretty much every man's story without the fame and fortune.

    • @lovenlightman
      @lovenlightman 5 років тому

      Every man?u think every man get addicted to drugs or alcohol?

  • @ChrisConnolly-k1v
    @ChrisConnolly-k1v 8 місяців тому

    Best sweep check ever!

  • @MultiPetercool
    @MultiPetercool 2 роки тому +1

    I can’t help but think that the Sam Malone character from “Cheers” was partly based on Derek Sanderson.

  • @September2004
    @September2004 2 роки тому

    0:41 Breakaway
    1:22 Johnny Carson
    8:04 Cheap shot
    8:23 Fight with Orr during Junior years.
    8:54 Orr’s reaction.
    14:56 I’m amazed he didn’t chop that guy’s head off.
    11:03 Wow, some of those bunnies are not attractive at all.
    18:57 Sanderson sets up famous Orr goal.
    20:28 Stanley Cup looks impressive in size when held like that.
    22:20 "Yeah, he's my dad!"
    22:31 Babe
    23:39 Johnny Carson
    23:57 His own talk show.
    25:14 Same babe.
    44:34 Geoff Courtnall

  • @James-tt7vg
    @James-tt7vg 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic compelling life lesson !!! Thanks for your thoughts Derek.

  • @michaeltomas4021
    @michaeltomas4021 4 роки тому

    What a great story!!

  • @robertjones1543
    @robertjones1543 4 роки тому +3

    A guy named Ace Bailey played on that bruins team .tall handsome blonde haired guy.litterally was on one the hijacked 9/11 jets.i think one of the ones thst flew into the towers

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 3 роки тому

      Garnet 'Ace' Bailey. His plane hit he South Tower. Also on board travelling with him was a scout named Mark Bavis. I went to High School with Mark and his twin brother Mike.

  • @davidgibbs381
    @davidgibbs381 3 роки тому +2

    Something's not right that to be considered cool, you must have acted like a fool. In my book, Bobby Orr is the epitome of Cool! Always enjoyed watching Sanderson, Orr, Esposito. . .the Bruins play, and I am lifelong Black Hawk fan.

  • @patrickfurlong9169
    @patrickfurlong9169 3 роки тому +2

    Orr would have beat the shit out of him. That sucker punch he hit that guy with in junior was a pure punk move too.

    • @kevindean1327
      @kevindean1327 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah that was a total pussy shot then he hit him when he was out cold, sad!!!

    • @KMK7355
      @KMK7355 2 роки тому

      He would be brought up on charges and convicted today.
      That's a total loser move.

  • @cbrockbishop1566
    @cbrockbishop1566 2 роки тому

    I love how they call Derek 'aggressive' 'tough' 'feisty' 'a thorn'... LOL He was dirty! Dirty as a Flyer! HAHAHA Glad he beat his demons. He was the best TV analyst ever, (if you were a Bruins fan) . Derek was 'branding' before anyone was using the term! Way to go Turk.

  • @dpayne6567
    @dpayne6567 7 років тому

    Great doc.

  • @axxellein
    @axxellein 4 роки тому

    Excellent

  • @williamlacombe8958
    @williamlacombe8958 2 роки тому

    I watched Sanderson through his entire Bruins career and my opinion he was a fantastic player only orr Esposito were better than derek.best penalty killer ever.and short handed goal scorer I'll heads up

  • @JayRiemenschneider
    @JayRiemenschneider 2 роки тому

    He was uno numero

  • @dzanier
    @dzanier Рік тому

    God bless Derek and Bobby Orr.

  • @darrenp1549
    @darrenp1549 Рік тому

    Read his book "Crossing the Line" it's AMAZING and eye opening.

  • @derekfreeman1817
    @derekfreeman1817 2 роки тому +1

    I'm one of those kids...named Derek.

  • @hawkrolla
    @hawkrolla 3 дні тому

    Bobby Orr seems like such a decent fellow.

  • @KarmicOmen
    @KarmicOmen 8 років тому +4

    The post-game altercation in 1974 was in California, after a 6-1 loss against the Seals. The other Bruins player that Derek got into a fight with, was Terry O'Reilly.
    I have a lot of respect for Derek because he turned his life around. He hit rock bottom, but he bounced back and he gave back.

    • @KMK7355
      @KMK7355 5 років тому

      Fred Willis tuned him up and put him in the hospital.

    • @daniel213141
      @daniel213141 4 роки тому

      The football player?

    • @KMK7355
      @KMK7355 2 роки тому

      Yes was a football and hockey player at BC.

  • @PaulMAruba11
    @PaulMAruba11 2 роки тому

    Derek ended up on a park bench in Beachmont in Revere, Mass. but luckily for him, he had people to help him out...a side note, how BAD was the Goaltending back then ?!?

    • @LiberalLoser
      @LiberalLoser 2 роки тому

      No helmet, no mask. The sensible thing to do is to dodge that puck.

    • @jamesanthony5681
      @jamesanthony5681 2 роки тому

      Goaltending was pretty good with the equipment they had. Only 12 teams in 1967, and they were the best goalies in hockey.

  • @ckalnicki
    @ckalnicki 6 років тому +1

    He’s the best....

  • @skateboardingwillneverdie8331
    @skateboardingwillneverdie8331 4 роки тому +1

    AA is a good thing... Look into it,if your struggling... Mr.sanders would tell you, its not what i lost.. Its what came back to me. I own a skateboard co. Because im sober... 1 drink,its all gone

  • @secondchance1503
    @secondchance1503 3 роки тому

    HE WAS ONE HANDSOME DUDE

  • @Paolo7219
    @Paolo7219 3 роки тому

    You should read Sanderson's book, "I've got to be Me". Interesting book.

  • @jongrant5475
    @jongrant5475 5 років тому +2

    it would look bad if oor and his teammates didnt help him today theres no help for anyone just watered down treatment anda awaiting body bag we live in very greedy selfish times .thats what full blown capitalism does

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 3 роки тому

    Thx.

  • @smithryansmith
    @smithryansmith 5 років тому +1

    at 29:19 anybody know which of those boys is young Brett Hull?

  • @wgnbrnrs1116
    @wgnbrnrs1116 3 роки тому

    Read his book, not really a huge reader but man it was an unreal story

  • @davidjohnson3103
    @davidjohnson3103 4 роки тому +1

    I'm a huge Bruins fan and really liked Sanderson, but what a disgusting and cowardly cheap shot he puts on that player at 8:06 of this video. I hate that shit. Guy isn't even looking and he drops him with a cheap shot, then jumps on him and continues to pound him. Coward.

    • @kevindean1327
      @kevindean1327 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I'd say he still needs a kick in the balls for that, sickening. I've been in all kinds of shit in my life and I've honestly been in way too many fights but I can honestly say I never once dummied a guy.

    • @KMK7355
      @KMK7355 2 роки тому

      He would be arrested and convicted of assault today.

  • @teresairelandterryireland1454
    @teresairelandterryireland1454 7 років тому +1

    I remember him.

  • @bwill613
    @bwill613 2 роки тому

    The police trying to separate a hockey fight....lol!!!!

  • @RicPhlare
    @RicPhlare 9 років тому

    Inspiring story.

  • @highdsociety923
    @highdsociety923 3 роки тому +1

    only 112k views in 7 years... cc'mon hockey people!!

  • @philipmann5317
    @philipmann5317 3 роки тому

    around 38:00, "twilight of mediocre career.". About himself. It doesn't get more sad.

  • @julianciahaconsulting8663
    @julianciahaconsulting8663 Рік тому

    Anyone know where one can watch Sa nderson's talk show on the net? that could be some classic 70s stuff haha..being a beantown fan in the 1970s i will always have a soft spot for the Turk

  • @songwriterjj6022
    @songwriterjj6022 2 роки тому

    "Are you a nun?" LOL

  • @christopheroliver2465
    @christopheroliver2465 4 роки тому

    Always cook a steak on the stove with the handle facing inwards! Derek's mom told him this and once he forgot, leaving him burned all over his body in steak and French fry grease. Happened when he was living in Fort Erie, Ontario.