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Robert McVey
Personal information
Full nameRobert Patrick McVey
BornMarch 14, 1936 (1936-03-14) (age 88)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley Team competition

Robert Patrick "Bob" McVey (born March 14, 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, bringing home the US's first Olympic Hockey Gold Medal. He went to Harvard and then onto the Olympics. He lived in Hamden, Connecticut and now lives in Florida.

He attended Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in the class of 1954.

References

  • Kevin Allen. "The First Miracle on Ice". ESPN.
  • Kevin Allen (1997). USA Hockey: A Celebration of a Great Tradition : the Official Commemorative Book.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob McVey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

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