William
Barilko, Bill for short, was a famous hockey player for the Toronto Maple
Leafs. This great Canadian was born in Timmins, Ontario on May 25th
in 1927 (“www.barilko.ca”, n.d.). He was the second born son of Russian parents
(Peacock, 2001) Steve and Feodosia Barilko with one older brother named Alex (“www.barilko.ca”,
n.d.) and one younger sister named Anne (O’Connor, 2013). At a young age, Bill
and his siblings would listen to the hockey games described on Saturday Night
Radio featuring the famous Foster Hewitt’s voice, since games were not shown
live on television as they are nowadays (O’Toole, 2011). As a child, Bill would
follow the game and try to act out the goals with his older brother who also
became a professional player (2011). Little did Bill Barilko know that his
childhood dream of playing for the Leafs would later become a reality.