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A man, the argument can be made, hasn’t truly arrived in life until he has a delicacy named after him — even if that item’s a wood-oven pizza.

Visitors to Del Friscos in Dollard undoubtedly have noticed the last pizza listed on the menu — No. 19 coincidentally — the Larry Robinson. It’s a somewhat odd concoction, bringing together tomato sauce, crumbled Italian sausage, grilled chicken, bacon, black olives, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese, for the price of $16.95.

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And, yes, the former Canadiens’ legendary defenceman, he admitted Sunday morning, has sampled “quite a few” of the pies. He’s also happy to report Guy Lafleur’s wife, Lise, recently ordered one and offered rave reviews.

“It’s very good,” said Robinson, the loyal company shill. “They cook it the old-fashioned way, in the brick oven.”

Robinson was one of many high-profile sports personalities who were honoured during the 12th annual Sports Celebrity Breakfast at the Cummings Centre. Robinson was named the sports personality of the year, seated at a table next to his former teammate, Bob Gainey, a one-time Canadiens general manager and coach.