God Bless Me : The Making of Don Cherry

Cherry, Don (subject). Pinsent, Gordon 1930- (host). Henderson, Gordon S. (director). Kramer, Michael (narrator). Banks, Cynthia (producer). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Subject: Cherry, Don ; Host: Pinsent, Gordon, 1930- ; Narrator: Kramer, Michael. (Cast).

Summary: Love him or hate him, we all know Don Cherry. Find out all about the opinionated, brash and outspoken star of Hockey Night in Canada's Coach's Corner. Cherry describes his childhood influences: his mother who taught him never to take a slight and his father who read Horatio Alger success stories to Cherry as a boy. Cherry also talks about his 16 years in the minor leagues and how that experience shaped him and made him tough. At the age of 38, after being laid off from a construction job, he found his way back to hockey. Cherry tells the remarkable story of how, just 3 years later, he became coach of the Boston Bruins. Through interviews with his beloved late wife Rose, his son Tim and daughter Cindy, a very personal picture of the man behind the "Grapes" persona emerges. Viewers also hear from Ralph Mellanby who gave Cherry his first chance on television, CBC sportscaster Brian Williams, who recalls how he and Cherry almost came to blows on the air, longtime Coach's Corner partner Ron MacLean and hockey legend Bobby Orr.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (47 min 10 sec)
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Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1996

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director: Henderson, Gordon S. ; Producer: Banks, Cynthia.
Participant or Performer Note:	Subject: Cherry, Don ; Host: Pinsent, Gordon, 1930- ; Narrator: Kramer, Michael.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/god-bless-me-the-making-of-don-cherry-1263/
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation