A Look At Ken Reardon
Winnipeg's Ken Reardon overcame a family tragedy to go on to become a Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman with the Montreal Canadiens.
"I couldn't skate, I couldn't shoot, and I wasn't very intelligent. But I was spectacular." − Ken Reardon
Nicknamed "Beans" from his army days, Reardon used to drink penicillin for breakfast and bath daily in pickling brine. It was quite the different regiment than what you might see an NHL player partake in today, but back then it worked for Ken.
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