Talk:Red Dutton
Latest comment: 7 July 2012 by Resolute in topic Birth date
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Birth date
I've seen several reports of his death and they state that he was 89 at time of death. Which would mean a birth date in 1897. ʘ alaney2k ʘ (talk) 00:34, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
- The obit at time of death stated a birth date of January 3, 1898, which would fit. "CALGARY - Mervyn "Red" Dutton, a former president of the NHL, and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, died here Sunday following a lengthy illness.
He was 89.
Born Jan. 3, 1898 in Russell, Man., Dutton first moved to Calgary in 1922 and played for four years with the Calgary Tigers of the old professional Western Canada Hockey League. " ʘ alaney2k ʘ (talk) 00:36, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, we see that with some of the 19th century born players. Good catch on finding the proper birthdate. That said, three references for something that simple is excessive, so I'm going to dump the find a grave cite and leave the other two. Cheers, Resolute 00:09, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
- It was needed for the cemetary ref too. I see a bot restored it elsewhere. Very handy. There are more and more bots every day. ʘ alaney2k ʘ (talk) 19:11, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, that one's been around for a bit. I didn't even check to see if the ref was used elsewhere, mostly because I carry a great disdain for find-a-grave. Resolute 17:26, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
- It was needed for the cemetary ref too. I see a bot restored it elsewhere. Very handy. There are more and more bots every day. ʘ alaney2k ʘ (talk) 19:11, 6 July 2012 (UTC)