Saw Gordie Howe on TV receive his jacket. He still looks better than the men's league players hereabouts.

When I was a kid, he was one of the few players who transcended the team, ie fans of all teams cheered for him. Not just great conditioning, training, skills, and inate ability, but fantastic perception, ambition, grace, and pure unadulterated instinct. Old clips of him leave me with that "how'd he get there?" feeling. Gretzky had it, but didn't have the size and stamina.

Few players would qualify for the "perfect player" definition, but Howe would be first.

Peace, Mooh.