Wayne Gretzky came from humble beginnings. I can see why he is a human being first and a hockey player second. WALTER WE THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING ATHLETE.
I did, the answer came without hesitation and no thought,straight from the heart. This isnt some media savy politician, he was just a working class father back then.
Wow, what a dad! Did his best to protect and humanize his son because he knew Wayne would be a celebrity the rest of his life. Before there was the Great One, there was the Great Dad!
How can you not be the great one having a role model dad like Walter. More concerned about Wayne just having a normal life vs a career. Honourable man. God bless
According to one sports writer Walter demanded that Wayne and his brothers do drills on the ice after they came home from school. Other kids were having fun in their free time before dinner but if that story is true for Wayne and his brother it wasn't pure fun - it was training. It wouldn't be too surprising - a lot of successful athletes and entertainers had parents who were focused on the potential career of their children from a time they were a young age.
A close friend of mine that worked at a bookstore once spent a day acting as security for Walter Gretzky for one of his book signing gigs. Walter was one of the sweetest and most thoughtful human beings he had ever met.
@@bobabooey4537 I don't get it, am I missing something, why were they so upset about being traded from Brantford to Toronto, Toronto is only a one hour drive to Brantford...
Wayne Gretzky GOAT 1-Most points 2857 2 - Most goals 894 3-Most assists1,963 4 -Most goals, one season: 92 in 1981/82 5- Most assist,one season:163 in 1985/86 6 Most points one season :215 in 1985/86 7-Highest goals-per-game average, one season: 1.18 in 1983/84, 87 goals in 74 games 8-Highest assists-per-game average, career (300 min.): 1.321 -- 1,963 assists in 1,487 games 9-Highest assists-per-game average, one season: 2,.04 in 1985/86, 163 assists in 80 games 10-Highest points per game average ,career -1.921 11-Highest points per game average,one season 2.77 in 1983-84 ,205 points in 74 games
i played against his brother brent and people would take cheapshots at him just for being wayne's little brother. jealousy is a sad and personally destructive thing. all wayne did was excel at a sport and jealous fucks had to try to ruin his life. but they gotta live with it and they know who they are.
Look what went on with Crosby even in his prime years when he was being like cheap shotted hard and got a couple concussions as a result right in his prime to that shit in all likelihood deducted no less then 150 total potential would have been sure thing additional goals from his own career and id guess reason he was targeted was because yeah bit of jealousy or resentment at a hot shot young kid getting lots of praise and attention and sponsors etc. Fortunately worked out in the end for him to just passed his 500th goal and is well on his way to fellow all time great status but point is sounds like what they did to Gretzkys lil bro they were also doing to Crosby for while in the NHL as well. Anyways Gretzkys dad seems like cool dude for sure and Gretzky will always be #1 followed very closely I think by Lemieux heck Lemieux did as great as he did with missing a crap load of time for injuries/ health crisis's / bad luck etc. over his career as well and probably played what like 3-400+ fewer games then other fellow legends/ greats of the sport like Jágr or Gretzky himself! just imagine how many goals and assists and points Lemieux would have potentially/likely had had he not had to retire early or had some bad luck with injuries and played at least a full 70-all 82 games for like 20 straight seasons! thats a scary thought actually lol cause even as is with how much fewer games total he played then a lot of others his stats are still among the greatest ever and near the top of the iceberg Hockey p4p wise. Now I can understand like legitimate instances of you know say a hot shot rookie or new prodigy on the team/block having to prove himself and Earn respect with fellow teammates especially and to some extent league wide as well sure that happens all the time, but there's definitely a line and just straight up endlessly ragging on someone constantly for there family affiliation or based purely and exclusively off of genuine jealousy bitterness resentment etc. is just flat out lame very not masculine behavior actually surprisingly from athletes of all things at times.
@@danielhicks4826 Crosby is a little bitch who cries to the refs his whole career. Nobody is allowed to hit him so he skates freely and gets cheap goals. Coward.
Walter said what every son wants to hear .......Wayne to this day said "Dad knew i was good And seen where i could go..But he never pressured me He stood beside me...
In an interview after the passing of Gordie Howe, Wayne Gretzky said Gordie and his father Walter, were two men he WOULDN'T go out to dinner with because they were too famous. Now I understand why his dad was on that list. Seems to have been a great father to a teen that grew to be a great man him self.
He turned to Be The Greatest / hockey player or Modern Time ! Year 88 They sold #99 - from Edmonton to LA KINGS - to Make Ice hockey More Popular in California ! Year 93 LAK Played Montreal in The Stanley Cup Finals ! Since then California has Won More Stanleyn that all Canada together !
@@GaryBettmann Thanks Gary ! WHO Would have guessed The History since Gretzky moved to California ? I am Quite Sure that No Canadien / understood this at The Time ! I was in Toronto at The Time and talked to a lot of People that know hockey ! Visited Even The Hall of Fame The very same Day !
i would venture to brantford once a year to take walter to swiss chalet, he would sign 8 by 11 glossies of wayne and if you could only see the smiles on the kids faces when they got him. may god rest your soul walter.
I will give Wayne's Dad props. Awesome Dad, super-smart guy. Not sure why the dum-dums in Ottawa didn't name Walter Gretz as governor general. He exudes great Canadian values of family.
Someone I knew mentioned a few times that he played against Gretzky around this time. He was sort of proud that against the rules his team was paying him a few dollars a game to play so he figured that when he played against Wayne he was getting paid more than Gretzky to play (assuming that Wayne wasn't taking money under the table and I'm sure he wouldn't). He said that before the game his coach warned the team that there was a really good player named Gretzky on the other team and that they shoukd watch out for him but that the players being young and immature didn't pay any attention to what the coach said. They were one of the best teams in one of the best if not the best leagues for teenagers in Canada so they were used to playing against very good players and didn't realize how good Wayne was. Gretzky got a couple of goals against them which isn't spectacular but then if he was getting two or three goals every game and he's playing against players older then himself then that is spectacular.
It is a lot of pressure, and unfortunately a lot of child stars in any profession end up going down a bad road. Not Wayne though. I think he handled it better than anyone else could have. Hopefully, the new young stars like Nathan Mckinnon and Seth Jones follow the Great one's example.
to walter-----dude..your 2nd on my alltime greatest coach....n you never coach a game in the nhl.....watta tragedy...in my book only scotty passes you....thanks bud.xxx
Just a small anecdote on how cool 99 is...I played a lot of hockey, and even though I'm a lifetime Rangers fan, of course I loved Gretzky. In 1981 I wrote to him, telling him I played and he's an inspiration etc. You know how it is when you wrote a celebrity in the old days, you'd get a form letter and photo, nothing personal. He actually sent me a few photos and wrote "Good going Steven!" on one. I'm sure he did that for everyone, but even taking the time for what had to be endless letters that he'd receive, and writing something that meant he read my letter, it really floored me. Still have the pic of course. 🏒
Ali in boxing. Jabar in basketball. LT in football. Ruth in baseball. Gretzky in hockey. His oilers were the 1927 yankees of hockey. And a class act and role model as icing on the cake. No penalty for that icing!
Gretzky had a great dad. His family will make the decision not them. A 14 year old boy, that's all he his. Wayne's dad was under a lot of pressure and stress.
This should be played to ever parent with a kid in hockey or any other sport... Let your kid be a kid...if he/she is passionate about the sport and enjoy it...then as a parent...you have succeeded!
Everyone deserves a parent like Walter.
Too small. Kid won’t amount to anything
Rumour has it, the kid did ok in his life.
But was he as good as Bobby Ore?
@@cdjhyoung Who's Bobby Ore?
Yes, very ok
@@AdamAdz4772 The greater one.
@@omni1000 Never heard of Bobby Ore
Walter Gretzky is absolutely beloved in Canada....almost as much as Wayne.
As is Anne Murray
@@travzimmerman1340 the bitch?
RIP Walt
He made Wayne .. put that in ur pipe and smoke it
@@travzimmerman1340 😂😂
Walter Gretzky optimum of class unlike some of these parents nowadays
I have a hockey card with Gretz and his dad.
RIP Walter Gretzky
@@karmaleglass2168 I was just saying recently that wayne and walter felt like a duo. Hard to think of one without the other.
Gimme a break. Nowadays? Those parents were around back then as well. Naive....
Epitome?
Wayne Gretzky came from humble beginnings. I can see why he is a human being first and a hockey player second. WALTER WE THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING ATHLETE.
@Lucas Xox Yes you are so right. That was ignorant of me not to include his mother.
Walter Gretzky. Ultimate dad. Rest In Peace sir. ❤️🇨🇦❤️
What a hair cut, what a dad protecting his son.
Wayne's is wearing a 1970's leisure suit with his 1970's hair style. Walter is wearing a 1970's plaid suit, although it is more subdued than usual.
I did, the answer came without hesitation and no thought,straight from the heart. This isnt some media savy politician, he was just a working class father back then.
Wow, what a dad! Did his best to protect and humanize his son because he knew Wayne would be a celebrity the rest of his life. Before there was the Great One, there was the Great Dad!
How can you not be the great one having a role model dad like Walter. More concerned about Wayne just having a normal life vs a career. Honourable man. God bless
100%
According to one sports writer Walter demanded that Wayne and his brothers do drills on the ice after they came home from school.
Other kids were having fun in their free time before dinner but if that story is true for Wayne and his brother it wasn't pure fun - it was training.
It wouldn't be too surprising - a lot of successful athletes and entertainers had parents who were focused on the potential career of their children from a time they were a young age.
A close friend of mine that worked at a bookstore once spent a day acting as security for Walter Gretzky for one of his book signing gigs. Walter was one of the sweetest and most thoughtful human beings he had ever met.
This hits even harder. Rip walter
walter had an impact on so many people across ontario, its actually crazy like almost everyone knows someone who has a personal Walter story
Wayne was right in his eulogy to his beloved father, the world needs more people like his father. God bless you, Walter Gretzky! 🙏
Straight hardcore wisdom from Walter...lucky kid wayne..great dad..
Wayne succeeded in life by having such an amazing role model!!
you can actually hear the hearbreak in Walter's voice. So sad.
....and disappointment, some frustration..
@@bobabooey4537 I don't get it, am I missing something, why were they so upset about being traded from Brantford to Toronto, Toronto is only a one hour drive to Brantford...
Steve Fowler I don’t know the story, but from here it sounds like the father doesn’t want his 14 year son shipped pff to foster family.
Now I know who all the "World's Greatest Dad" merch was made for. What a hell of a guy.
It's hard to be a legend. It's even harder to be a living legend. Wayne has been a living legend.....for 30+ years now 🤷♂
Jeez the amount of focus and dedication that kid had at that age is incredible.
walter gretzky is the dad of dads, true canadian icon
Good job, Dad. We need more like him today.
Wayne Gretzky GOAT
1-Most points 2857
2 - Most goals 894
3-Most assists1,963
4 -Most goals, one season: 92 in 1981/82
5- Most assist,one season:163 in 1985/86
6 Most points one season :215 in 1985/86
7-Highest goals-per-game average, one season: 1.18 in 1983/84, 87 goals in 74 games
8-Highest assists-per-game average, career (300 min.): 1.321 -- 1,963 assists in 1,487 games
9-Highest assists-per-game average, one season: 2,.04 in 1985/86, 163 assists in 80 games
10-Highest points per game average ,career -1.921
11-Highest points per game average,one season 2.77 in 1983-84 ,205 points in 74 games
i played against his brother brent and people would take cheapshots at him just for being wayne's little brother. jealousy is a sad and personally destructive thing. all wayne did was excel at a sport and jealous fucks had to try to ruin his life. but they gotta live with it and they know who they are.
Thats usually taught by their parents. Must hurt when some kids aint as good as the GOAT.
@@karmaleglass2168 you hit the nail on the head. It's taught by the parents.
Hate crimes from small minds.
Look what went on with Crosby even in his prime years when he was being like cheap shotted hard and got a couple concussions as a result right in his prime to that shit in all likelihood deducted no less then 150 total potential would have been sure thing additional goals from his own career and id guess reason he was targeted was because yeah bit of jealousy or resentment at a hot shot young kid getting lots of praise and attention and sponsors etc. Fortunately worked out in the end for him to just passed his 500th goal and is well on his way to fellow all time great status but point is sounds like what they did to Gretzkys lil bro they were also doing to Crosby for while in the NHL as well. Anyways Gretzkys dad seems like cool dude for sure and Gretzky will always be #1 followed very closely I think by Lemieux heck Lemieux did as great as he did with missing a crap load of time for injuries/ health crisis's
/ bad luck etc. over his career as well and probably played what like 3-400+ fewer games then other fellow legends/ greats of the sport like Jágr or Gretzky himself! just imagine how many goals and assists and points Lemieux would have potentially/likely had had he not had to retire early or had some bad luck with injuries and played at least a full 70-all 82 games for like 20 straight seasons! thats a scary thought actually lol cause even as is with how much fewer games total he played then a lot of others his stats are still among the greatest ever and near the top of the iceberg Hockey p4p wise. Now I can understand like legitimate instances of you know say a hot shot rookie or new prodigy on the team/block having to prove himself and Earn respect with fellow teammates especially and to some extent league wide as well sure that happens all the time, but there's definitely a line and just straight up endlessly ragging on someone constantly for there family affiliation or based purely and exclusively off of genuine jealousy bitterness resentment etc. is just flat out lame very not masculine behavior actually surprisingly from athletes of all things at times.
@@danielhicks4826 Crosby is a little bitch who cries to the refs his whole career. Nobody is allowed to hit him so he skates freely and gets cheap goals. Coward.
Can you imagine somebody showing more quality and class than Walter did just there.
Walter said what every son wants to hear .......Wayne to this day said "Dad knew i was good And seen where i could go..But he never pressured me He stood beside me...
Walter and Wayne are canadian treasures.. very sad when I heared about Walter's passing. The greatest hockey dad ever...
a 14 year old MASTERPIECE. thats all he is? no. hes also a fucking legend.
0:24 that’s ridiculous for a 14 year old. Extremely smooth and fluid movement.
Thank God for a father like Walter Gretzky. Oh, yes, and his son turned out just fine.
Hea just a 14 year old boy
That's all he is. They can't tell me where to send my own boy........ rest ur blessed soul Walter
Walt your a true Legend!
A father that loves his son enough to not let the hockey world dictate as to what happens. #99 turned out pretty good the last time I checked.
In an interview after the passing of Gordie Howe, Wayne Gretzky said Gordie and his father Walter, were two men he WOULDN'T go out to dinner with because they were too famous. Now I understand why his dad was on that list. Seems to have been a great father to a teen that grew to be a great man him self.
What a treasure that man is.
The kid seems like he'll probably put a couple goals in a season in the NHL
He turned to Be The Greatest / hockey player or Modern Time ! Year 88 They sold #99 - from Edmonton to LA KINGS - to Make Ice hockey More Popular in California ! Year 93 LAK Played Montreal in The Stanley Cup Finals ! Since then California has Won More Stanleyn that all Canada together !
@@GaryBettmann Thanks Gary ! WHO Would have guessed The History since Gretzky moved to California ? I am Quite Sure that No Canadien / understood this at The Time ! I was in Toronto at The Time and talked to a lot of People that know hockey ! Visited Even The Hall of Fame The very same Day !
@@maxnesbitt9687 Thanks for asking ! IS That Your Real name ?
Holo Holopainen you didn’t answer the question, and no it’s not my name
@@maxnesbitt9687 May I use Your name to comment Ice hockey ? If You are Canadien Fan - Sorry that Me French IS Limited !
Love Walters comment at the end. Good for you. Miss him.
diggin' the 70's fashion there wayner! lol
That man is as human as they come thats all any father wants for their son is to be happy
i would venture to brantford once a year to take walter to swiss chalet, he would sign 8 by 11 glossies of wayne and if you could only see the smiles on the kids faces when they got him. may god rest your soul walter.
Humility at it's finest.
Wayne is the greatest to ever lace up skates. Mr. Gretzky was a great father
And THAT'S why he became mammoth success: Good fundamentals begin with your home. Wally was the best.
Once I saw this. I remember the day i watched it.
And he became the best player of the world ever !
Walter Gretzky most important man in hockey.
Big Up's to Gretzky's Father
love walter
Man, the jamz they used to play in the background.
I will give Wayne's Dad props. Awesome Dad, super-smart guy. Not sure why the dum-dums in Ottawa didn't name Walter Gretz as governor general. He exudes great Canadian values of family.
You can really tell Walters concern and worry hear. Heart on his sleeve
RIP Walter and Thank you........
I met both wayne and his dad. Incredible people.
Someone I knew mentioned a few times that he played against Gretzky around this time.
He was sort of proud that against the rules his team was paying him a few dollars a game to play so he figured that when he played against Wayne he was getting paid more than Gretzky to play (assuming that Wayne wasn't taking money under the table and I'm sure he wouldn't).
He said that before the game his coach warned the team that there was a really good player named Gretzky on the other team and that they shoukd watch out for him but that the players being young and immature didn't pay any attention to what the coach said. They were one of the best teams in one of the best if not the best leagues for teenagers in Canada so they were used to playing against very good players and didn't realize how good Wayne was.
Gretzky got a couple of goals against them which isn't spectacular but then if he was getting two or three goals every game and he's playing against players older then himself then that is spectacular.
When Mario was young, he said he couldn't even go to the canteen without being harassed by adults or other players.
Smart father...very smart.....a real hero he was!
such a good father
he scored 303 goals in 78 games as a junior? no wonder he was seen as a superstar already. He was making more than a hatrick per game on average :D
It is a lot of pressure, and unfortunately a lot of child stars in any profession end up going down a bad road. Not Wayne though. I think he handled it better than anyone else could have. Hopefully, the new young stars like Nathan Mckinnon and Seth Jones follow the Great one's example.
14 years old and already a great stickhandler and excellent skater. Could have scored 20 goals and 45 assists in the NCAA that year i.m.o.
Walter is a legend
Well kids, that's what tv looked like before cable, let alone digital.
to walter-----dude..your 2nd on my alltime greatest coach....n you never coach a game in the nhl.....watta tragedy...in my book only scotty passes you....thanks bud.xxx
Wayne Gretzky was incredibly unstoppable as a teenager...BTW, R.I.P. Walter Gretzky!
That Walter is truly Canada’s Dad to all kids .
man walter is aweseome!
Just a small anecdote on how cool 99 is...I played a lot of hockey, and even though I'm a lifetime Rangers fan, of course I loved Gretzky. In 1981 I wrote to him, telling him I played and he's an inspiration etc. You know how it is when you wrote a celebrity in the old days, you'd get a form letter and photo, nothing personal. He actually sent me a few photos and wrote "Good going Steven!" on one. I'm sure he did that for everyone, but even taking the time for what had to be endless letters that he'd receive, and writing something that meant he read my letter, it really floored me. Still have the pic of course. 🏒
Wally was the man.
RIP Walter Gretzky
Nicely said , Walter !
Walter: "he is a 14 year old boy and that's all he is." NHL Goalies: "Good, let's hope he stays that way!"
Walter looks so young here. P.S. - Awesome leisure suit, Wayne...
There will never be another Bobby orr
Sooooo cute💋❤Lucky for you,had a fabulous Dad.
Ali in boxing. Jabar in basketball. LT in football. Ruth in baseball. Gretzky in hockey. His oilers were the 1927 yankees of hockey. And a class act and role model as icing on the cake. No penalty for that icing!
When he was said to be the next Bobby Orr and then proceeds to be much more!
I could feel his dads anger there. The country was blowing his son up like crazy and he wanted to protect him.
wow look how young Walter was here!
wow for 14...
Last I looked people look older as they age
What a good dad
It seems to me Walter Gretzky was the real star of that family!
78 games series, lol.
EDIT: Lots of respect for Walter.
RIP Walter
the best player ever!
RIP WALTER
Gretzky had a great dad. His family will make the decision not them. A 14 year old boy, that's all he his. Wayne's dad was under a lot of pressure and stress.
You know that Wayne Gretzky kid might actually be good some day :P
Hope his career turned out ok, his Dad seems nice
wow, look how young Walter Gretzky is
I live 15 minutes away from Branford we played on that rink alot
Wow, that was some great old video! thanks!
Wayne looked like one of the gang from Fat Albert.
Walter all the way class act
The great one...
Rip Walter
People were booing him where he was playing. He was too good.
0:40 That hair!
fuckin' A Walt! Don't take that shit! (listen to Wayne's voice)
0:29 .... F I L T H Y dangle
This should be played to ever parent with a kid in hockey or any other sport...
Let your kid be a kid...if he/she is passionate about the sport and enjoy it...then as a parent...you have succeeded!
i hope the leafs get him in the draft lol
Fuck the leafs
He just said he sucks nowadays, when they played outside, Edmonton at Winnipeg.
333 in 78 i belive they were only 30 min games he had 10,000 fans in the areans to see him play
in one 78 game series he scored 333 goals. AVERAGING 4.2 goals/game. hahaaha
Fucking rights, you tell em Papa Walter.