Willie O'Ree

Willie O'Ree. Actor: Everybody Hates Chris. William Eldon "Willie" O'Ree is considered to be a pioneer, or "The Jackie Robinson of hockey", for being the first black player in the National Hockey League, but if you asked O'Ree, he didn't think being a pioneer was a big deal and he would rather you think and accept him as another hockey player. Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, O'Ree learned to skate when...