During his career as a professional ice hockey player, Hal Laycoe -- later to coach the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League -- played, 1950-1956, for the National Hockey League Boston Bruins. Their games were held in the Boston Garden. Other events held there included the Boston Garden Rodeo. At least one of those rodeos during Hal’s time in Boston featured Gene Autry, famous “Singing Cowboy” who starred in movie and TV westerns. In 1953-1954 Hal’s twin sons, Bob (later to attend/graduated from Linfield College and wrestle and play football for the Wildcats) and Bryan (later to attend/graduated from Lewis & Clark College and run track for the Pioneers) met Mr. Autry. The Laycoe brothers were about six or seven years old when this photo was taken.
The Laycoe twins, Bryan and Robert, were born Oct 9, 1947, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
