Robert Greatrex "Red" Heron (December 31, 1917 â December 14, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 106 games in the National Hockey League between 1938 and 1942 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brooklyn Americans, and Montreal Canadiens. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1942, was spent in the minor leagues.