Cole Younger the three Youngers (Cole, Bob, and Jim) did not. They and another gang member, Charlie Pitts, waged a gun battle with a local posse in a wooded ravine along the Watonwan River west of Madelia, Minnesota. Pitts was killed, and Cole, Jim, and Bob Younger were badly wounded and captured. Cole, asked about the robbery, responded, "We tried a desperate game and lost. But we are rough men used to rough ways, and we will abide by the consequences." Cole, Jim and Bob pleaded guilty to their crimes to avoid being hanged. They were sentenced to life in prison at
Bob Cole (sportscaster) 2013 TV film, "The Magic Hockey Skates" (based on the book of the same name). Bob Cole (sportscaster) Robert Cecil Cole (born ) is a Canadian sports television announcer who has worked for CBC and Sportsnet and former competitive curler. He is known primarily for his work on "Hockey Night in Canada". Cole began broadcasting hockey on VOCM radio in St. John's NL. CBC Radio in 1969 and moved to television in 1973 when "Hockey Night in Canada" (HNIC) expanded its coverage. Cole was the primary play-by-play announcer for HNIC on CBC, usually working Toronto Maple Leafs games, from 1980