Doug Jarrett
A steady, stay-at-home defenseman who anchored the blue line for the Chicago Black Hawks during their 1961 Stanley Cup championship run.
1944–2014 (age 70)·Canadian ice hockey player·Birthday: April 22·The Silent Generation
Biography
Doug Jarrett carved out a solid, unflashy NHL career defined by reliability. Born in Toronto, he joined the Chicago Black Hawks organization and made his debut in the 1963-64 season. While not a high-scoring player, his value lay in his defensive consistency and physical presence. He was part of the Black Hawks team that won the Stanley Cup in 1961, though he only played a single regular-season game that year; his deeper contributions came in the subsequent decade as a regular on the Chicago blue line. After over 600 games with the Hawks, his career concluded with a brief stint for the New York Rangers before retiring in 1975. Jarrett's legacy is that of a dependable workhorse, the kind of player coaches could trust in tough defensive situations.
The Silent Generation
1928–1945
Born between the Depression and the end of WWII. Too young to fight, old enough to remember. They became the conformist middle managers of the 1950s — and the civil rights leaders who quietly dismantled Jim Crow.
Doug was born in 1944, placing them squarely in The Silent Generation. The events that shaped this generation — world wars, depression, and rapid industrialization — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Doug Was Born
The biggest hits of 1944
#1 Movie
Going My Way
Best Picture
Going My Way
Doug's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1944Born
D-Day: Allied forces land at Normandy
Gas: $0.21/galHome: $3,400Min wage: $0.30/hrPresident: Franklin D. Roosevelt"Swinging on a Star" — Bing CrosbyBest Picture: Going My Way
1949Started school
NATO founded; Mao proclaims the People's Republic of China
Gas: $0.27/galHome: $7,450Min wage: $0.40/hrPresident: Harry S. Truman"Riders in the Sky" — Vaughn MonroeBest Picture: All the King's Men
1957Became a teenager
Sputnik launches the Space Age
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $10,550Min wage: $1.00/hrPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower"All Shook Up" — Elvis PresleyBest Picture: The Bridge on the River Kwai
1960Could drive
Kennedy-Nixon debates become first televised presidential debates
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $11,900Min wage: $1.00/hrPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower"Theme from A Summer Place" — Percy FaithBest Picture: The Apartment
1962Could vote
Cuban Missile Crisis brings the world to the brink
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $12,800Min wage: $1.15/hrPresident: John F. Kennedy"Stranger on the Shore" — Acker BilkBest Picture: Lawrence of Arabia
1965Turned 21
US sends combat troops to Vietnam
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $13,600Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" — The Rolling StonesBest Picture: The Sound of Music
1974Turned 30
Nixon resigns the presidency
Gas: $0.53/galHome: $22,600Min wage: $2.00/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"The Way We Were" — Barbra StreisandBest Picture: The Godfather Part II
1984Turned 40
Apple Macintosh introduced
Gas: $1.13/galHome: $59,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"When Doves Cry" — PrinceBest Picture: Amadeus
1994Turned 50
Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $90,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"The Sign" — Ace of BaseBest Picture: Forrest Gump
2004Turned 60
Indian Ocean tsunami kills over 230,000
Gas: $1.88/galHome: $157,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Yeah!" — UsherBest Picture: Million Dollar Baby
2014Turned 70
Russia annexes Crimea; Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Gas: $3.37/galHome: $160,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Happy" — Pharrell WilliamsBest Picture: Birdman
Key Achievements
- Won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1961.
- Played in 670 regular-season NHL games, primarily for the Chicago Black Hawks.
- Recorded a career-high 25 points (4 goals, 21 assists) during the 1970-71 NHL season.
Did You Know?
He was famously involved in a 1969 trade that sent him, along with goalie Denis DeJordy, to the New York Rangers for goalie Terry Sawchuk.
His son, John Jarrett, also became a professional hockey player, drafted into the NHL.
He played his junior hockey for the Toronto Marlboros, a storied franchise in the Ontario Hockey Association.
“I just tried to be steady and do my job on the blue line.”
