The first Miracle on Ice — this afternoon at 2

This just in from our Program Director, Jackie Sauter. On today’s show, “The Story” recalls the pre-cursor to the famous Lake Placid “miracle.” At 2 o’clock.

THE FIRST MIRACLE ON ICE

Before the U.S. Olympic hockey team came out of nowhere to win gold in 1980, there was the 1960 U.S. team. Dick Meredith was one of the players. They were not expected to even medal at the games, but the team went undefeated, and captured the gold. Dick talks with Dick Gordon about what it was like to play that unforgettable series of games in Squaw Valley, Calif. fifty years ago.

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