Bobby Sheehan: key obituary facts
Is Bobby Sheehan dead? Yes. Bobby Sheehan died on November 7, 2026, at age 77.
Cause of death: Bobby Sheehan's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Bobby Sheehan known for?
He was an American ice hockey player.
More about Bobby Sheehan
Born: 11 January 1949.
Place of birth: Weymouth.
Gender: male.
Nationality: United States.
Awards: Stanley Cup.
Also known as: Robert Richard Sheehan.
Bobby Sheehan, the American ice hockey player also known as Robert Richard Sheehan, died November 7, 2026, aged 77.
A center, he played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association from 1969 to 1982, appearing for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings. Born January 11, 1949, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, Sheehan played in the inaugural Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament in 1960 with the junior Boston Bruins.
Though small by hockey standards, he made an impact in the NSJHL, leading the minor league with 64 goals in his rookie year. The Canadiens selected him in the third round, 32nd overall, and he played parts of three seasons in the NHL. In 1972, he joined the New York Raiders of the WHA, who had acquired his rights from the New England Whalers. Sheehan returned to the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1975–76 season. In the years that followed, he moved between the NHL and American Hockey League and made another stop in the WHA, before retiring in 1983. His playing career spanned professional hockey’s two major North American leagues during a period when players could move between them and the AHL.