Bill Barilko hockey card signed by Gord Downie to be auctioned for charity

A Bill Barilko hockey card signed by the late Gord Downie and his Tragically Hip bandmates is being auctioned off on eBay to raise money for charity.

The card belongs to Stratford, Ontario, native Blair Babcock, whose father died in 2007 following a battle with glioblastoma - the same form of brain cancer that Downie succumbed to last week at the age of 53. Proceeds from the auction, which ends Thursday, will be split between three different charities, including the Gord Downie Fund at the Sunnybrook Foundation.

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As of Wednesday afternoon, the top bid was $3,050.

The Tragically Hip pay tribute to Barilko in their hit song "Fifty Mission Cap," which tells the story of his mysterious disappearance after scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1951.

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