A versatile defenseman who could also play forward, the son of the great Gordie Howe scored 1,246 points over 22 seasons in the World Hockey Association and NHL. (That's Mark, left, with older brother Marty and their dad as teammates on the New England Whalers in 1977.) After Gordie came out of retirement in 1973 to join his sons on the WHA's Houston Aeros, the three Howes played on the same line. Mark, who scored 38 goals that season, was named the WHA's rookie of the year.
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