Le Gros Bill

[hextall27]

17 times on the Cup. Respect!

Post your collection.

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[dahabsfan]

Rather than destroying the bandwidth like Eli, I will keep this to a few items that I find the most appealing in my collection.

In no particular order...













































Finally a couple non card items - both were picked up through a contact and came from the Beliveau family a few years back when they sold off some excess rings, trophies, photo's etc. Love these photos, plain and simple.





Most of the rest of the collection can be found here (with the exception of some recent arrivals) http://smg.photobucket.com/user/dahabsfan/library/Beliveau Collection?sort=6&page=1
Darren

 

[c_bass22]

always wanted that card nice stuff I'll show a few of mine.

 

[oasis]

sick stuff

 

[kdema]

Even his cards are Classy !!!!!! Keith

 

[warsawknuckles]

damn, those glasses could pick up cable!








rest in peace, great man.

 

[Chinner]

I was lucky enough to meet him a little while back. I'm glad I had these pictures still lying around.

 

[coxy15]

I have but one damaged card but still easily one
of my favorites.Farewell & R.I.P. Mr.Beliveau...

 

[sedinfan]

Amazing show Ed, such variety! I'm sad that I never got a chance to see Le Gros Bill play, one day I'll have to go back and watch some classic games to truly appreciate him. But I'm so glad for Lord Stanley's Mug, this set allowed me to put together so many cards of some of the true greats of the game, and Beliveau was featured prominently. There's probably no card I want to find more than his Mega Patch (if anyone has seen it, please let me know), but I believe I have everything else of his...

The base and History...

An auto from every year he won the cup as a player (7 more times as an executive afterwards!)

A variety of game worn pieces - really love the Legendary and Conn Smythe cards of his featuring dual-coloured swatches, so cool he was the first recipient of the Conn Smythe trophy!

And finally he made a number of appearances in the Decades expo subset...

 

[GabbyGuy]

WOW! Some great cards posted. I am honored to own a couple "Le Gros Bill" cards. A true legend and gentleman! RIP, Jean!





--Curt

 

[JTMcCool]

Deeply saddened by the loss of such a great man. I wish I had more cards of Mr. Beliveau, but I feel very fortunate to have pulled this gem recently:

 

[punkoholic]

 

[holygoalie]

Met him, will miss him, one of my main guys in my Habs collection. RIP Mr. Beliveau.

 

[quincy]

Love this thread, even if I regret its root cause.

 

[habsheaven]

Wow! Unbelievable cards. Here's a few of mine. Met him several years ago. A true honour to shake his hand.

And here's my signed jersey from the event I met him at

 

[johnse27]

I will go a little old school with some vintage cards! Not a Habs fan but he was a great embassador for the game and a true gentleman.














And lastly this commemorative card from 71-72

 

[Chillychow]

Some unbelievable cards of Mr. Beliveau that I didn't even know existed. It highlights his commitment to his fans - I love the authographed photos that people have received in person over the years. I only wish I could have met the man in person once...

 

[chihawk19]

Here are the ones I already had scanned in my bucket:

My favorite though is the one I got from him TTM:

 

[FrenchConnection]

Very, very sad to hear of his passing...I feel lucky to have this one now permanently in my personal collection:

 

[ROLI30]

Just a couple of my favorites from my large collection

Me and "Le Gros Bill"

R.I.P. Mr Beliveau