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Willie O Ree, the first African American to take the ice in the NHL, had been blind in one eye since he was 18, when a puck ricocheted off his face. He kept this a secret throughout his 21-year career.

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Willie O’Ree, the first African American to take the ice in the NHL, had been blind in one eye since he was 18, when a puck ricocheted off his face. He kept this a secret throughout his 21-year career.

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