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Bruins retire Willie O'Ree's jersey number, honoring first Black
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Willie O'Ree's number retired by Boston Bruins
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First Black NHL player Willie O'Ree has jersey retired
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Willie O'Ree - Wikipedia
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Willie O'Ree number retirement ceremony moved to January 2022
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The first Black NHL player will have his number retired by Boston
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Willie O'Ree gave up baseball, broke National Hockey League color
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Willie O'Ree –
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Players pay tribute to O'Ree with specially commissioned portrait
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Jersey of Willie O'Ree, hockey's Jackie Robinson, to be retired by
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Willie O'Ree reaches 60th anniversary of breaking NHL's colour