One of the world's best-known ice hockey players, Gordie Howe, has died in Canada at the age of 88.
Known as "Mr. Hockey", he'd suffered declining health for several years.
He spent most of his playing career with the Detroit Red Wings, and was part of the team that won the Stanley Cup four times.
He was inducted into the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 shortly after his retirement, but he returned to professional ice hockey in 1979.
He described his decision to return to the ice in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
IN: "I foolishly retired…."
OUT: "…it was happiness again"
DUR: 15 seconds
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