When he wasn’t playing, he wore such thick-framed glasses that his teammates nicknamed him “Clark Kent.” Related: 5 Totally Crazy Film Genres You Had No Clue Existed 10 He Owned a Car Dealership Firstīeyond hockey and, like, family or whatever, Horton seemed to love two things: cars and doughnuts. Seeing as how hockey requires following a tiny puck around on the ice and that’s it, that’s the whole game, it’s even more impressive that Horton was as good as he was despite being hilariously nearsighted. Related: As 'Schitt's Creek' Ends, Let's Appreciate Some Canadian Comedy, Eh? Keon might not have appreciated it, and certainly, the hotel didn’t, but no one was stopping Horton from minding his manners. On the road, he always made sure to say goodnight to his teammate, Dave Keon, to the point of breaking down the hotel door after Keon had locked it one night. That wasn’t the only way Horton was a gentle giant. I never slashed him or challenged him again." Related: And Now, A Young Keanu Reeves At A Teddy Bear Convention Because Sure 12 He Was the Epitome of Canadian Nice
It really started to hurt, and then he let go and tossed me on my back like a towel. One opponent recalled, "I heard my ribs groan and thought they were all going to crack.
His opponents rarely started shit with him because of his reputation as a strongman, but when they did, he wrapped them in what became known as the “Horton bear hug,” though it wasn’t always as nice as it sounds. Despite his impressive physical prowess, or perhaps because of it, Horton wasn’t known to throw down like some of hockey’s more volatile players.
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