GameDNA
← NHL / Hockey legends

NHL / Hockey

Bobby Hull

1939 to 2023

GOLDEN JET

Black Hawks sniper of the booming slap shot who later helped legitimize the WHA.

Bobby Hull memorial photo
Bobby Hull archival photo
Bobby Hull archival photo

1

Stanley Cup

1961 Hawks

1983

Hall of Fame

Hockey HOF

3

Art Ross

Widely cited

WHA

Jets era

Label separately

Chicago Black Hawks

1957 to 1980

Biography

Robert Marvin Hull starred for the Chicago Black Hawks, won the Stanley Cup in 1961, and later joined the WHA's Winnipeg Jets. Hockey Hall of Fame class of 1983. NHL and WHA totals stay labeled separately.

Born1939-01-03, Point Anne, Ontario
Died2023-01-30
NationalityCanada
PositionLeft Wing
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)

Career statistics

NHL career (WHA separate)

Stanley Cups1
HOF class1983
NicknameGolden Jet
ShotSlap shot icon

Career timeline

  1. 1957

    Hawks debut

    Begins Chicago career.

  2. 1961

    Stanley Cup

    Wins title with Chicago.

  3. 1972

    WHA move

    Joins Winnipeg and reshapes the market.

  4. 1983

    Hall of Fame

    Enshrined.

  5. 2023

    Passed away

    Died January 30, 2023.

Achievements and awards

  • Stanley Cup Champion (1961)
  • Hockey Hall of Fame (1983)
  • Multiple Art Ross honors (widely cited)

Legacy

Hull's slap shot scared goalies and filled buildings. Chicago and Winnipeg both claim chapters.

Career statistics

NHL career (WHA separate)

Stanley Cups1
HOF class1983
NicknameGolden Jet
ShotSlap shot icon

Achievements and awards

  • Stanley Cup Champion (1961)
  • Hockey Hall of Fame (1983)
  • Multiple Art Ross honors (widely cited)

Career timeline

  1. 1957

    Hawks debut

    Begins Chicago career.

  2. 1961

    Stanley Cup

    Wins title with Chicago.

  3. 1972

    WHA move

    Joins Winnipeg and reshapes the market.

  4. 1983

    Hall of Fame

    Enshrined.

  5. 2023

    Passed away

    Died January 30, 2023.

Legacy

Hull's slap shot scared goalies and filled buildings. Chicago and Winnipeg both claim chapters.

Images

Separate photo slider. Wikimedia Commons licenses shown on each slide.

Bobby Hull. The Sydney Morning Herald 06 03 1847.djvu
1 / 4

License: Public domain. Source

Sources

Research record: .orchestrator/research/legends/bobby-hull.md. Career totals are widely published league or Hall of Fame figures and should be read with competition and era labels. Image credits appear under the Images tab. Video links open third-party YouTube pages.