By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
It has been a tough year for the Flyers family with the passing of Ed Snider and Rick MacLeish. On Wednesday, another former Flyer was taken too soon.
Bob Dailey, affectionately known as "The Count," passed away on Wednesday at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer.
"Unfortunately, the Philadelphia Flyers lost another great player today with the passing of former defenseman Bob Dailey after a long battle with cancer," Flyers President Paul Holmgren said. "Bob was an integral part of the 1979-80 Flyers team that had a 35-game unbeaten streak and played in the Stanley Cup Final that year. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends."
Dailey played parts of six seasons with the Flyers from 1976-77 to 1981-82, scoring 56 goals and adding 138 assists for 194 points in 304 games. He ranks fifth all-time in goals among Flyers defensemen in franchise history and seventh all-time in points among defenseman.
A two-time All-Star who stood 6'5" and entered the league as a rare combination of size and skill for his time, Dailey also won the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the Flyers best defenseman twice in 1979 and 1981. Dailey was also an integral part of the 1979-80 team that went unbeaten in 35 straight games (25-0-10), among the NHL's most unbreakable records.
Dailey also played 56 playoff games in his time with the Flyers, including one trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 1980, scoring 10 goals and adding 30 assists. In the 1980 Stanley Cup Final run, Dailey had 17 points in 19 games.
Dailey also played for the Vancouver Canucks from 1973-74 to 1976-77. He amassed 94 career goals and 231 career assists in 561 NHL games. He also had 46 career playoff points in 63 games. He was acquired by the Flyers from the Canucks midway through the 1976-77 season in a trade that sent Jack McIlhargey and Larry Goodenough to Vancouver.
