{"id":288,"date":"2023-11-21T10:51:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rihhof.com\/rireds.org\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2024-05-13T19:01:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T23:01:45","slug":"peter-angelo-pete-bessone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rihhof.com\/rireds.org\/hall-of-fame\/reds-in-other-hofs\/peter-angelo-pete-bessone\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Angelo \u201cPete\u201d Bessone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peter Angelo \u201cPete\u201d Bessone<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Born January 13, 1913 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
\nHeight: 5\u2019 11\u201d\u00a0Weight: 200 lbs<\/p>\n

Pete Bessone was elected into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978. Bessone\u2019s brother, Amo, also played for the Reds and later became a USA Hall of Famer himself.<\/p>\n

Pete played with Providence in 1946 towards the end of his professional career. He scored 4 goals and 9 assists with 94 PIM in 54 games.<\/p>\n

Bessone was a three-sport star at West Springfield High School in Massachusetts. In 1931, he left the United States to play hockey in France, enjoying a very successful career overseas. He came to be considered such a top draw in France, the locals referred to him as the \u201cBabe Ruth\u201d of hockey in Paris.<\/p>\n

Now believed to be a top prospect, he signed on with the Detroit Red Wings and played 6 games with them in 1938. They would turn out to be his only NHL starts.<\/p>\n

He played 3 seasons with the Cleveland Barons, the high point being their 1944 Calder Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Peter Angelo \u201cPete\u201d Bessone<\/strong>
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