Bill Gratton
Canadian ice hockey player
Bill Gratton (born February 29, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played six games in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys during the 1975–76 season. He later coached the Paris 29ers, a top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey team in Major League Hockey.
Gratton was born in Brantford, Ontario.
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