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At right, the 1972 hero who scored the overtime goal to beat the Soviets in the eighth and final game, Paul Henderson joins in the autograph session. (...)
At right, the 1972 hero who scored the overtime goal to beat the Soviets in the eighth and final game, Paul Henderson joins in the autograph session. (...)

At right, the 1972 hero who scored the overtime goal to beat the Soviets in the eighth and final game, Paul Henderson joins in the autograph session. (...)

Date1/25/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: At right, the 1972 hero who scored the overtime goal to beat the Soviets in the eighth and final game, Paul Henderson joins in the autograph session. A capacity crowd of 16,182 helped swell the foundation's coffers by about $100,000.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0054442F
Lashed Canadians in general for their apathy and inspired his teammates to defeat the Soviet squad with an overtime goal in the final game of the eigh(...)
Lashed Canadians in general for their apathy and inspired his teammates to defeat the Soviet squad with an overtime goal in the final game of the eigh(...)
Duff, Dick
1/25/1985
Meeting a legend: Wendel Clark, right, a hot prospect for Canada Cup '87, talks with Paul Henderson, the hero of the celebrated 1972 series with the Soviet Union that Canada just barely won
Meeting a legend: Wendel Clark, right, a hot prospect for Canada Cup '87, talks with Paul Henderson, the hero of the celebrated 1972 series with the Soviet Union that Canada just barely won
Clark, Wendel, 1966-
6/23/1987
Bobby Baun (above) became a legend by playing with a broken leg, while felsty Dale Hunter (left) has scored four overtime goals in the playoffs
Bobby Baun (above) became a legend by playing with a broken leg, while felsty Dale Hunter (left) has scored four overtime goals in the playoffs
Baun, Bobby
4/3/1990
Paul Henderson winning goal in the 1972 Canada-Russia Summit Series
Paul Henderson winning goal in the 1972 Canada-Russia Summit Series
Henderson, Paul, 1943-
9/28/1972
Red Berenson, Detroit Red Wings' top centre, sees tonight's game between Team Canada and the Soviets in Montreal as a unifying force for all of Canada(...)
Red Berenson, Detroit Red Wings' top centre, sees tonight's game between Team Canada and the Soviets in Montreal as a unifying force for all of Canada(...)
Berenson, Red
9/1/1972
Three proud daughters of Paul Henderson watched as their father scored the third consecutive winning goal in the series in Moscow. From left: Heather,(...)
Three proud daughters of Paul Henderson watched as their father scored the third consecutive winning goal in the series in Moscow. From left: Heather,(...)
Barkley, Harold
9/28/1972
Wendel sets sights on the Soviets
Wendel sets sights on the Soviets
Clark, Wendel, 1966-
8/21/1987
If Soviets could see him now
If Soviets could see him now
Henderson, Paul, 1943-
7/11/1974
Happy Oilers: Centre Wayne Gretzky, left, and goalie Grant Fuhr, who starred against the Soviets, enjoy a little joke during a light workout of the National Hockey League All-Stars yesterday
Happy Oilers: Centre Wayne Gretzky, left, and goalie Grant Fuhr, who starred against the Soviets, enjoy a little joke during a light workout of the National Hockey League All-Stars yesterday
Fuhr, Grant, 1962-
2/12/1987
King Clancy. Joins the club
King Clancy. Joins the club
Clancy, King, 1903-1986
3/17/1975
There's overtime in this league
There's overtime in this league
Grant, Frank
9/28/1962
Superb work of netminder Roy Edwards, holding his ground in a goal-mouth scramble here, has kept Detroit within range of first place, going into final(...)
Superb work of netminder Roy Edwards, holding his ground in a goal-mouth scramble here, has kept Detroit within range of first place, going into final(...)
Edwards, Roy, 1937-1999
3/11/1970