Bob McCulley
Canadian ice hockey player
Robert Keith McCully (February 8, 1912 – August 15, 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one game in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1934–35 season, on November 17, 1934 against the Detroit Red Wings. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1932 to 1942, was spent in the minor leagues.
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