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Across the world of professional sports, there have been many great father-son athletes throughout history, from Bobby and Barry Bonds in baseball to Dell and Steph Curry in basketball to the Mannings in football (father Archie and sons Peyton and Eli), etc.  However, in terms of the greatest father-son duo ever, those honors might go to hockey players Bobby and Brett Hull. Known respectively as “The Golden Jet” and “The Golden Brett”, both father and son led the NHL in goal scoring, were named MVP, and reached the magical 500 career goal mark, among other honors, and are the first father and son combo to both be inducted as Hall of Famers in their sport.  Each player is an all-time hockey great in their own right, but in comparing father and son side-by-side, we ask the question:

Who was better – Bobby Hull or Brett Hull?