Wayne Gretzky, often referred to as "The Great One," was born on January 26, 1961, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. At 63 years old, he stands at a height of 6 feet (183 cm) and weighs approximately ...

Finally, shout out to Gretzky’s dad, who apparently tried in vain for years to scrub The Great One moniker from his son, only for Wayne to continually prove that he was, in fact, The Great One ...

Wayne Gretzky has been in the public eye for the vast majority of his life. ... and he has started to show his age more and more over the past few years while working for TNT.

And in 1981-82, at age 20, ... Top photo: Wayne Gretzky skates at his grandmother’s farm on Nith River in Canning, Ontario, illustrating a 1984 excerpt from his father’s book.

Alex Ovechkin celebrates after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record on April 6, 2025. Getty Images For example, Ovechkin still sits more than 1,200 points off the lead.

Five years ago, Ovechkin was entering his age-35 season 188 goals back of Gretzky. No way he had that many goals still in him, right? Well, all Ovi has done since then is step up his game.

How Alex Ovechkin topped Wayne Gretzky’s once-unbreakable record As our charts show, the Russian machine defies both his age and his era ...

Wayne Gretzky has been in the public eye for the vast majority of his life. ... and he has started to show his age more and more over the past few years while working for TNT.

For years, the adage ‘records are meant to be broken’ didn’t apply to Wayne Gretzky’s. Now it does, ... In the four seasons from age 35 to 38, he managed just 80 goals.