With no fanfare, Orr signed his first professional contract to play junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals, while still only an 8th-grader. Arva Orr, Bobby鈥檚 mother, didn鈥檛 want him moving away from home, so a contract was negotiated that called for Bobby to travel from home to the Generals鈥� games, mostly played on weekend within driving distance. The handwritten contract, drafted by scout Wren Blair on Brunswick Motor Hotel stationery, is still in Orr鈥檚 possession and represents a kitchen-table era in signing players. Among other stipulations, it called for stuccoing the Orr鈥檚 family house, providing his dad with a used car, and making sure Bobby got a new suit. He鈥檇 never owned a suit and felt like 鈥渢he coolest dude in town鈥� when he tried it on.
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