Cherry also talks about his 16 years in the
minor leagues and how that experience shaped him and made
him tough. Viewers hear from Whitney Smith, a foreman who
ultimately made hockey history by laying off the 38-year-old
Cherry from a construction job where he worked after dropping
out of the minors. Cherry tells how that lay-off led him back
to hockey and recounts the remarkable story of how, three
years later, he became coach of the Boston Bruins.
Through interviews with his wife Rose, his son Tim and daughter
Cindy, a very personal picture of the man behind the “Grapes”
persona emerges. Former executive producer of Hockey Night
in Canada, Ralph Mellanby, describes how he gave Cherry his
first chance on television.
CBC sportscaster Brian Williams recalls how he and Cherry
almost came to blows on the air. Viewers also hear from Cherry’s
longtime Coach’s Corner partner, Ron MacLean, hockey
legend Bobby Orr, Newsworld sportscaster Bruce Dowbiggin and
Philip White, Professor of Kinesiology at McMaster University,
who has written a paper on Cherry.
Original Air Date - October 11, 1996
Links
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Corner
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Cherry: Hockey Night in Canada
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