Bobby Orr: 12 things I learned from Bobby Orr's autobiography, 'Orr: My Story"

9. Sockless superstar

AP
Bobby Orr holds a multimillion-dollar contract with the Chicago Blackhawks at a signing ceremony with general manager Tommy Ivanon June 24, 1976, in Chicago.

During his junior hockey days, Orr began skating without socks and carried on the practice the rest of his career. This habit was not something he ever planned. It began when he once forgot to pack a pair of socks in his equipment bag and had no option but to skate sockless. It felt so comfortable that he never changed back.

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