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Walter Gretzky, father of NHL star Wayne Gretzky, dies at 82 TORONTO (AP) — Walter Gretzky, the father of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, has died. He was 82. Wayne Gretzky said in a social media post Thursday night that his father battled Parkinson’s disease and other health issues the past few years. “It’s with deep sadness that Janet and I share the news of the passing of my dad,” Wayne Gretzky said. “He bravely battled Parkinson’s and other health issues these last few years, but he never let it get him down. “For me, he was the reason I fell in love with the game of hockey. H...

Walter Gretzky, the ultimate Canadian hockey dad who taught and nurtured the Great One, has died. He was 82.

Walter Gretzky, the father of NHL legend Wayne and the world's most famous hockey dad, dies at 82 following battle with Parkinson's Walter Gretzky, the father Wayne Gretzky and a blue-collar symbol of Canada's devoted hockey parents, has died at age 82 following a battle with Parkinson's   Walter Gretzky was the son of immigrants - a Polish mother and Russian father - who started a vegetable farm in 1932 in Canning, Ontario, just outside Brantford  He later worked as a lineman for Bell Telephone in Brantford, but suffered a fractured his skull in a work accident that left him deaf in his l...

Walter Gretzky, the ultimate Canadian hockey dad who taught and nurtured the Great One, has died. He was 82.

Walter Gretzky, the ultimate Canadian hockey dad who taught and nurtured the Great One, has died. He was 82.The father of Wayne Gretzky became a name hi...