No doubt there is history and many "bad" stories, which are largely perpetuated by the association with the Slap Shot movie and his hockey career, but there are many good stories that very few people have ever heard.  Unfortunately the bad stories get traction and reaction, and often do not allow people to know or understand the person behind the story.  Goldie is one of those guys that would give you "the shirt off his back", would give anyone the support and loyalty of any lifelong friend, would often listen and console because he was trying to understand, would respect his elders (especially my father), would be brutally honest, would bring flowers to my mother while she was in the hospital, and would always be thankful and appreciative of what his parents and friends did for him.  Those are the attributes that any parent would want their kid to have.  He tolerated me as a kid, and now over 40 years later, he is a good example for my kid.