MIRACLES ON CARDBOARD
Imagine trying to outmaneuver a grizzly bear while balancing on ice skates. That’s kind of what the USA Hockey team did in the 1980 Winter Olympics when they went ahead 4-3 in a medal round game against the heavily favored Soviet Union squad.
The memorable fourth goal came off the stick of U.S. team captain and left winger Mike Eruzione.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, TV announcer Al Michaels uttered some of the most famous words in sports broadcast history: “Do you believe in miracles? YES!” And with that the USA team celebrated the victory known as the “Miracle on Ice.”
In 1999 Sports Illustrated named the “Miracle” as the top sports moment of the
