Peter Sears (ice hockey)
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| Full name | Gordon Peter Sears | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 14, 1947 (age 77) Lake Placid, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Gordon Peter "Pete" Sears (born March 14, 1947 in Lake Placid, New York) is a former ice hockey player who played for the American national team. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[1]
Early life
Sears was drafted in the United States Army and served two years in 1967-69, including a tour of duty in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pete Sears". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ Tom and Caraccioli, Jerry. Striking Silver: The Untold Story of America's Forgotten Hockey Team (Chicago, Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2006), P. 167.
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