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Old 02-08-2025, 07:33 PM   #1
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Flames Bearcat's memoir on sale on Amazon

$4.99 for paperback edition

https://a.co/d/hNPwTLz
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Old 02-08-2025, 08:00 PM   #2
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Good read.
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Old 02-09-2025, 09:05 AM   #3
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Found a copy in a thrift store. Not only a great read but some excellent reflections/memories of his time with the Flames and the players. Also included are player comments on Bearcat himself.
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$4.30 for me.. just ordered.
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Old 02-09-2025, 10:24 AM   #5
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That's a STEAL at $5.00. Great read.

They don't make people like Bearcat anymore. And that's a tragedy.
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Old 02-09-2025, 03:37 PM   #6
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Thanks, I ordered one
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Old 02-09-2025, 04:06 PM   #7
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Thanks. Never knew he had a book. Just ordered.
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Old 02-09-2025, 09:40 PM   #8
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When I told other students at University in Ontario in the 80s about Bearcat, they thought I was pulling their legs. Now, we have proof!
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Old 02-09-2025, 10:04 PM   #9
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Co-written with George Johnson, a very fine wordsmith in his own right..

Reserved it from the Calgary Public Library. Three more copies.

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Old 02-10-2025, 09:03 AM   #10
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And here I was two months ago, picking up two copies for 9.00 each like a sucker...
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Old 02-10-2025, 04:20 PM   #11
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Had it delivered today and I read the whole thing in about an hour. Most of the chapters are only a few pages long.

What really stood out for me was just how badly the Flames seem to have handled breakups with star players. He gives numerous examples of things going sideways and guys wanting out. Little seems to have changed in thirty years.
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