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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