Jack O'Callahan
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John J. "Jack" O'Callahan is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 390 National Hockey League regular season games between 1982 and 1989 for the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jerse
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Miracle on Ice
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The "Miracle on Ice" was an ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during
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…Jersey Devils. Before turning professional, he was a member of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that upset the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" game. O'Callahan graduated from Boston Latin School in 1975 and then attended Boston University from 1975 to 1979, where he was a team captain during…
United States against Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics
The Soviet team's Vladislav Tretiak (pictured here in 2008) was considered the world's best goaltender in ice hockey in 1980. The Americans scored two goals against him before he was pulled from the game by Viktor Tikhonov at the end of the first period.
Jim Craig's gear from 1980, at the Hockey Hall of Fame
The March 3, 1980, cover of Sports Illustrated ran without any accompanying captions or headlines.