Even before he retired, Alex Delvecchio started receiving awards. They continued for more than four decades before the Detroit Red Wings great died.

Playing with stars Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay, he helped lead Detroit to three Stanley Cup titles, later serving as the Red Wings’ coach and GM.

Delvecchio died at his home in Rochester, Michigan, according to a Red Wings spokesperson. A cause of death was not immediately available, though his family said in a statement re