ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues legend Bob Plager has died in a car accident on a St. Louis highway, sources tell KMOX.
A man was pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital following a crash on Interstate-64 and Vandeventer around 1:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
The east-bound lanes of the highway were closed after the incident. The driver of the other vehicle, an adult female, sustained minor injuries and was also taken to a hospital, police say.
Sources tell KMOX the man who died was Plager.
Plager, 78, is known as the only person to be part of the Blues organization for every year since the team's inaugural season in 1967. He was selected by the team in the expansion draft, played in St. Louis for 11 seasons, has served as head coach, has been a radio analyst and most recently a "Blues Ambassador."
Since his retirement as a player in 1978, he had been a beloved member of the Blues community. His brothers Barclay and Billy also played for the Blues. Both Bob and Barclay's Nos. 5 and 8, respectively, have been retired by the Blues.
Bob was on the ice with the Blues in Boston when then team won its first Stanley Cup Championship in franchise history in 2019:
Plager was a guest last year on the Garage Happy Hour with our Tom Ackerman:
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