Willie O'Ree

William Eldon O'Ree is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player from Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is widely recognized for being the first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing as a winger for the Boston Bruins. His accomplishment of breaking the black colour barrier in the NHL has led him to sometimes be referred to as the "Jackie Robinson of hockey," whom he had the chance to meet when he was younger. In 2018, O'Ree was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and starting that year the NHL has introduced the annual Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award in his honor.

15 October 1935

Born on the same birth date (15 October 1935): Barry McGuire • Bobby Morrow • Dick McTaggart

Born on the same birth day (15 October): Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha • Emma Chichester Clark • Ginuwine • Hümeyra • Jaci Velasquez • Jean Peters • Jorge Campos • Nolito • Roy Masters (rugby league) • Walter López (footballer, born 1985)

Born in the same month (October 1935): André Bureau • Barry McGuire • Bruno Sammartino • Dale Brown (basketball) • Daniel Quinn • David Allen (cricketer) • Gloria Conyers Hewitt • Jim Perry (baseball) • Judith Chalmers • Michael Jayston • October 20 • Peter Boyle • Ronald Graham