Feb 26 2025 86 mins 7
This week on Better Bad Ideas, three legends from the 1980 Men's Hockey Gold Medal Olympic Team! Jack O'Callahan, Dave Silk, and Mike Eurozione talk about the iconic moment beating the Russians as a rag tag group of college kids, what happened after, and how the game of hockey has changed over the last 45 years.
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:01 - Mike on Winthrop and meeting Jack Parker
00:03:58 - Dave Growing up in Scituate MA
00:08:05 - Jack O'Callahan Growing Up In Charlestown
00:12:18 - Jack's Story About Jack Parker
00:14:10 - Mike's First Impression of Dave at BU
00:18:41 - The Olympic Team Selection Process
00:32:49 - Mike's Winning Goal
00:34:40 - After beating the Russians
00:36:55 - What Was Life Like After the Gold Medal?
00:40:56 - First NHL Contract
00:43:43 - What Were The Downsides?
00:49:19 - How Politics Plays A Role
00:52:35 - Visiting The White House
00:56:33 - Did You Experience Jealousy?
01:01:36 - Statue at Lake Placid
01:04:16 - Hockey Now Vs Hockey Then
01:09:00 - Are Hockey Players Underpaid? Pensions?
01:18:28 - What's Next?
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