A baseball injury in the off-season prevented him from making it to the more significant leagues, even though he had spent almost 20 years playing in the more minor leagues. He retired in 1970 but came out of retirement after two years to play 19 games with the Rochester Americans. Cherry won the Calder Cup title in the American Hockey League four consecutive times with the Springfield Indians in 1960 and then with Rochester in 1965, 1966, and 1968. He also won the Lester Patrick Cup and went on to win the Western Hockey League Championship in 1969.
Cherry became a syndicated radio commentator for the Sportsnet Radio Network and inventor of the Rock'em Sock'em Hockey feature segment. Cherry has voted the 7th most prominent Canadian on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's TV special "The Greatest Canadian."
Cherry's life was documented in a two-episode Canadian Broadcasting Corporation made-for-TV film, Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story. His son, Tim, wrote the script for the film. In March 2012, the CBC aired The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II.
On "Coach's Corner," Cherry is well-known for making remarks that stir up controversy or debate. Immediately after Donald Trump was elected president of the USA, Cherry went on Twitter, deriding Americans for electing Trump as president. He stated that Americans should not visit Canada after that. He said that he did not believe women belonged in the men's dressing room in another instance.
From his playing days to the present, Cherry has always held hockey in high regard and once said that Canada was hockey and that hockey was Canada because of how popular the sport is in Canada. As a diehard hockey fan, Cherry also mentioned that one could not be a part of the NHL and not love fighting. Cherry once admitted that he saw no point in being neutral, hence his many controversial remarks no matter the topic.
Cherry has faced a negative backlash for his controversial remarks. He called his co-host, Ron Maclean, a barbarian and a savage for enjoying a seal burger. The comments stirred a massive uproar on social media, and he was called a racist and an ignorant old dog. Among the outraged individuals was Leona Aglukkag, the Environment Minister. Some fans felt Cherry should be fired from Coach's Corner.
On Twitter, Cherry was called out by the public to apologize for his statements. He addressed the issue by stating that it was not his intention to hurt peoples' feelings with his comment. According to Cherry's remarks after the incident, he seemed apologetic and made his plea to the people hoping to be understood.
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 5 Feb, 1934 |
| Age: | 86 yrs |
| Citizenship: | Canada |
| Birth Place: | Kingston |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Ice hockey coach, television commentator |
| Twitter Id: | CoachsCornerDC |
| Net Worth 2020: | 14 million |
| Net Worth 2021: | 14 million |
