Career
He was the captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League during the 1968-1969 season. He played in 77 National Hockey League games with the Minnesota North Stars over parts of two seasons and 51 WHA games with the Phoenix Roadrunners during the 1974-1975 season. He retired after that season and became the coach of the Tucson Mavericks in 1975-1976.
He played 2 games for the team, which marked the end of his playing career.
He scored on his first shift, beating Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers. Bob scored his first National Hockey League goal, on the first shot of his first shift after six seconds on the ice.
This record fastest first goal remains the National Hockey League record. Barlow"s daughter, Wendy Barlow, was an All-American tennis player at Brigham Young University.
In addition, she played six years of professional tennis and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame.