Gordie Howe named SportsCentury athlete No. 21 He just kept going and going and ... By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com Durability, thy name is Gordie Howe. In his tenure as a professional hockey player, he skated right wing through the presidencies of Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Besides being known for mayhem, ...