City of Philadelphia - File #: 060805

• File #: 060805
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 10/26/2006
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/26/2006
• Title: Honoring Bobby Clarke, a Philadelphia Sports Icon, for his distinguished career as a player, general manager, senior vice-president and president of the Philadelphia Flyers.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/26/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
10/26/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
10/26/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Honoring Bobby Clarke, a Philadelphia Sports Icon, for his distinguished career as a player, general manager, senior vice-president and president of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Body
WHEREAS, On October 22, 2006, Bobby Clarke announced his resignation as general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers; and

WHEREAS, During his celebrated career as a player (1969-1984), Bobby Clarke captained the Flyers to their only Stanley Cup Championships during the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons; and

WHEREAS, During his stellar career as a player, Bob Clarke led the team in assists 11 times; in scoring on 8 different occasions; participated in 8 NHL All-Star Games; and was named as an NHL First Team All-Star twice and as a Second Team All-Star twice; and

WHEREAS, Bobby Clarke finished his career as the Flyers all-time leading scorer with 1,210 points (358 goals & 852 assists) in 1,144 games as he averaged over one point per game over the course of his career; and

WHEREAS, Bobby Clarke won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the MVP 3 times; the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey; the Lester Patrick Award for outstanding service to hockey in the United States and the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward; and

WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association have named him the 1974 "Athlete of the Year"; the "Most Courageous Athlete" in 1980; the "Good Guy" Award in 1982-83 and finally, recognized him as a "Living Legend" in 2001; and

WHEREAS, During his 19 years as a Flyers executive, his teams compiled a record of 714-443-199, including 16 playoff appearance, eight division titles, three Eastern Conference championship and three appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals; and

WHEREAS, By winning two consecutive championships and remaining in contention for the NHL championship every year, Bobby Clarke and the Flyers changed the climate of Philly sports. Mike Schmidt would lead the Phillies to the p...