Defensive legend Bobby Baun was at the Toronto Sports Card Show held Sunday at the Amsterdam Brewers on Esandar Drive in Leaside. Here he signs one of the many off beat items put before him by fans. Baun played 11 seasons with the Leafs and contributed to victories in four Stanley Cups. (Those were certainly the days). Baun was supposed to have Johnny Bower with him at the card show but the elder statesman of Leaf veterans phoned in with a sore back. He has promised to attend on another date.
WINNING GOAL WITH FRACTURED ANKLE
Baun is remembered as one of the hardest and cleanest hitters of his time. As Wikipedia records it, Baun was not considered an offensive threat as a defenceman but did perform heroically in 1963–64 NHL season Stanley Cup finals against the Detroit Red Wings. On April 23, 1964, having fractured his ankle earlier in the game, he returned in overtime and scored the game-winning goal. The Leafs won the next game 4–0 to win the best of seven series and secure their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship.