This day in Vancouver #Canucks history, April 29, 1982:
Canucks coach Roger Neilson waves a white towel on a stick in mock surrender for what he felt was unfair officiating, beginning the “towel power” tradition in Vancouver.
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Top 50 Richest Athletes in the World 💰
1. 🇺🇸 Michael Jordan – $3.6 Billion
2. 🇺🇸 Vince McMahon – $3.2 Billion
3. 🇷🇴 Ion Tiriac – $2.4 Billion
4. 🇺🇸 Junior Bridgeman – $1.5 Billion
5. 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo – $1.2 Billion
6. 🇩🇰 Anna Kasprzak – $1 Billion
7. 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi – $850 Million
8. 🇺🇸 LeBron James – $800 Million
9. 🇺🇸 Magic Johnson – $800 Million
10. 🇺🇸 The Rock – $800 Million
11. 🇺🇸 Tiger Woods – $800 Million
12. 🇨🇭 Roger Federer – $750 Million
13. 🇮🇪 Eddie Jordan – $600 Million
14. 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher – $600 Million
15. 🇺🇸 Shaquille O’Neal – $500 Million
16. 🇺🇸 Vinnie Johnson – $500 Million
17. 🇬🇧 David Beckham – $450 Million
18. 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton – $450 Million
19. 🇧🇷 Neymar – $450 Million
20. 🇺🇸 Floyd Mayweather – $400 Million
21. 🇦🇺 Greg Norman – $400 Million
22. 🇺🇸 Jack Nicklaus – $400 Million
23. 🇺🇸 Alex Rodriguez – $350 Million
24. 🇺🇸 Fran Tarkenton – $350 Million
25. 🇺🇸 Dale Earnhardt Jr – $300 Million
26. 🇺🇸 George Foreman – $300 Million
27. 🇺🇸 Hakeem Olajuwon – $300 Million
28. 🇺🇸 Kevin Durant – $300 Million
29. 🇨🇦 Mario Lemieux – $300 Million
30. 🇬🇧 Paul Caddick – $300 Million
31. 🇺🇸 Phil Mickelson – $300 Million
32. 🇺🇸 Roger Goodell – $300 Million
33. 🇺🇸 Roger Staubach – $300 Million
34. 🇺🇸 Russell Westbrook – $300 Million
35. 🇲🇽 Canelo Álvarez – $300 Million
36. 🇺🇸 Serena Williams – $300 Million
37. 🇺🇸 Tom Brady – $300 Million
38. 🇪🇸 Fernando Alonso – $260 Million
39. 🇺🇸 Grant Hill – $250 Million
40. 🇫🇮 Kimi Räikkönen – $250 Million
41. 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé – $250 Million
42. 🇺🇸 Peyton Manning – $250 Million
43. 🇬🇧 Rory McIlroy – $250 Million
44. 🇺🇸 Stephanie McMahon – $250 Million
45. 🇺🇸 Triple H – $250 Million
46. 🇨🇦 Wayne Gretzky – $250 Million
47. 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic – $240 Million
48. 🇺🇸 Stephen Curry – $240 Million
49. 🇵🇭 Manny Pacquiao – $220 Million
50. 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal – $220 Million
Note: Some athletes are not alive. Figures are estimates and rounded.
Source: Celebrity Net Worth
1982 – Remembering the great Gilles Villeneuve on the anniversary of his death #OnThisDay May 8, 1982
Professor Sid Watkins described Gilles Villeneuve’s tragic accident and death at the Zolder circuit as almost inevitable, given Villeneuve’s notorious risk-taking. He had a history of daring behaviours, such as piloting a helicopter despite an empty fuel gauge. Two weeks prior to his death, he had a dispute with Ferrari teammate Didier Peroni, who Villeneuve felt had unfairly won the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix against team orders. During the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix qualifying, in an intense effort to outpace Peroni, Villeneuve attempted to pass Jochen Mass’ slower car, misjudged a tight space, and collided. His car launched into the air, crashed down onto the track, and violently somersaulted, ending in catastrophic injuries that proved fatal.
He was just 32.
At his funeral in Berthierville, former teammate Jody Scheckter eulogized, “I will miss Gilles for two reasons. First, he was the fastest driver in the history of motor racing. Second, he was the most genuine man I have ever known. But he has not gone. The memory of what he has done, what he achieved, will always be there.”
His son Jacques Villeneuve became a racing driver, winning the Indianapolis 500 and the CART Championship in 1995 and the F1 World Championship in 1997.
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