One of the great things about being a sportswriter is that every so often you get to live out the Super Bowl scene in the movie "Big." Remember that scene? Tom Hanks has become a big-wig at the toy company, and his friend Billy is in his office, and Hanks goes: "Miss Patterson, could you call down to Media and have them send up a video tape of the Giants-Broncos Super Bowl? And have them edit out all the commercials and talking and stuff?"
And Billy goes: "You're the luckiest guy I know."
Well, now and then, that happens in a sportswriter's life. I did a story for SI this week on Bob Costas and Al Michaels. And to research the story, I asked if they could send me a DVD of the 1980 Olympic hockey game between the U.S. and Soviet Union -- the "Do you believe in miracles?" game. And they did. Of course, I have seen bits and pieces of that game many times since 1980 -- we all have -- but I have not seen the actual game, beginning to end (with extra commentary from Jim McKay), since I was 13 years old.
Watching that game (more than once) was incredible. And it inspired me to write up 10 things you may or may not know about the Miracle on Ice. You probably know most of this stuff. But it's fun just to remember.
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