Olympian O'Callahan Cheers on Olympic Spirit of Athletes in Winter Games
Jack O'Callahan was a member of the ‘Miracle on Ice’ men’s Team USA Olympic hockey squad that won the gold medal in Lake Placid in 1980.
Jack O'Callahan (L) and Jim Craig (R) attend the U.S. Olympic Committee's Team USA Club Event to celebrate the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at Grand Central Terminal in New York City on Feb. 23, 2014. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images for the USOC
Jack O'Callahan has a soft spot for the ongoing Winter Olympic Games in Italy.
Once an Olympian, always an Olympian. When O'Callahan, then 22, was in search of his marching position for the opening ceremonies as an American athlete at the XIII 1980 Winter Games held (for a second time) in upstate New York, deep into the Adirondack Mountains, his lifelong dream was realized.
Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
