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Herb Brooks was an American hockey player, coach and legend. He is best known for coaching the Gold Medal winning 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: August 5, 1937
- Died: August 11, 2003
- Positions: Wing, Defenseman
- Last player cut for 1960 US Olympic Hockey Team
- Portrayed by Kurt Russell in the movie Miracle
- Won 3 National Championships at University of Minnesota
- Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota
- Regarded by many as the best American hockey coach of all time
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Herb Brooks not in the top 10? who else could have taken college kids against profesional teams and beaten them.John Wooden?No Dean Smith?No 1 AnswerI agree he should be a top ten 10, but to say that Dean Smith and John Wooden could not have done that, how do you know? Did they attempt to do that? It's your ... read more -
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Herb Brooks Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the Miracle On Ice
- Internet Hockey Database: Career Stats
- GopherHockeyHistory.com University of Minnesota Player Stats
Herb Brooks Timeline
- August 5, 1937: Born
- 1955: College hockey debut with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers
- 1960: Selected for the US Olympic Hockey Team, but was cut a week before the Olympics
- 1960: Watched from home as the US Olympic Hockey Team won the Gold Medal
- 1964 & 1968: Played for the US Olympic Hockey Team
- 1971: Retired as a hockey player
- 1971: Began a 7 year tenure coaching the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers
- 1974, 1976 & 1979: Won the NCAA Mens Ice Hockey Championship with the University of Minnesota
- 1980: Coached the US Mens Olympic Hockey Team to Gold Medal in the Miracle On Ice
- 1981: Coached the New York Rangers
- 1990: Inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
- 1992: Coached the New Jersey Devils
- 1998: Coached Team France in the Winter Olympics
- 1999: Coached the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2002: Coached Team USA to the Silver Medal in the Winter Olympics
- 2002: Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the US
- August 11, 2003: Died in a single car accident in Forest Lake, Minnesota
- 2004: Disney Pictures released Miracle, honoring the 1980 Gold Medal Mens Ice Hockey Team
- 2005: Lake Placid Olympic Center renamed Herb Brooks Arena
- 2006: Posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Herb Brooks Merchandise
- Herb Brooks Foundation Store: Inspirational T-shirts, Posters and Prints
- HockeyJerseysDirect.com: 1980 USA Olympic "Miracle On Ice" Replica Jersey
- eBay: Herb Brooks Collectibles
- Amazon: Herb Brooks Books
- Amazon: Miracle DVD
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"The name on the front of your jersey is a heck of a lot more important than the 1 on the back!" Herb Brooks..Watching the best movie ever!!
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"Miracle" - Herb Brooks Pre-Game Speech - Epic. http://tumblr.com/xa348jmtu
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Miniature Herb Brooks returns to coach the Minnesota Wild against the Islanders! WTFisTHAT? http://tumblr.com/xfs47vobd #WTFisTHAT
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Herb Brooks you tube sensation gave his speech to the Wild team, and they won...i say replace richards with him #IALTO http://bit.ly/4Gn9I2
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- Mahalo's Guide to the Miracle On Ice
