- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Wally
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Walter Gretzky was born on October 8, 1938 in Canning, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005), Oh Alberta (2007) and Score: A Hockey Musical (2010). He was married to Phyllis Gretzky. He died on March 4, 2021 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
- SpousePhyllis Gretzky(April 23, 1960 - December 19, 2005) (her death, 5 children)
- Deaf in his right ear.
- National spokesman for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
- Autobiography "On Family, Hockey and Healing" is the basis of Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005).
- In his book, "Gretzky: From Backyard Rink to the Stanley Cup" (with Jim Taylor; July 1985), he recounted how he recognized Wayne's prodigious skills and shaped him into the most prolific scorer in hockey history.
- November 21, 2001: Added to Brantford's Walk of Fame, an honour not even Wayne has gotten.
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