Bob Probert Dead At 45

By News Staff

Posted July 5, 2010 6:19 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Bob Probert, one of the most feared fighters in NHL history, has died.

Probert apparently collapsed on a boat on Lake St. Clair, near Windsor Ontario Monday afternoon. Emergency crews were unable to revive him.

Probert, who played for Detroit and Chicago, was 45 years old.

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