fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz ʌntˈaɪmli dˈɛθ fɹʌm ɐ fˈɔːl ɪn ɐ kənstɹˈʌkʃən ˈæksɪdənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ æɾ ˈeɪdʒ θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv, ðə ɹˈɑːtʃɛstɚɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd hɪz nˈʌmbɚ sˈɪks dʒˈɜːsi.
Following his untimely death from a fall in a construction accident in 1974 at age 35, the Rochester Americans retired his number 6 jersey.