Bill Root (ice hockey)

William John Root is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers between 1982 and 1988. As a youth, he played in the 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. ^{Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player}

6 September 1959

Born on the same birth day (6 September): Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy • Buster Bloodvessel • Catharine Beecher • Charles Deutsch • Claydes Charles Smith • Dylan Bruno • Emir Preldžić • Harry Danning • Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. • Luis Federico Leloir • Mark Chesnutt • Melih Kibar

Born in the same month (September 1959): Andrew Bolt • Armin Kogler • Beth Heiden • Chris O'Sullivan (rugby league) • Corinne Drewery • Danny Cox (baseball) • Dave Coulier • Ettore Messina • Jeon Soo-il • John Berry (country singer) • Jon Fosse • Rich Gedman • Ryne Sandberg • Saul Perlmutter • September 11 • Sigmar Gabriel • Tai Babilonia • Trevor Dodds