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1980 'Miracle on Ice' goalie to sell his memorabilia
Posted on 5/25/16 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 5/25/16 at 12:22 pm
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The goaltender for the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” hockey team isn’t getting cold feet about deciding to part with some cherished memorabilia from the Team USA's gold medal winning run in Lake Placid, New York 36 years ago.
After trying to sell a 19-piece lot that included his gold medal and iconic goalie mask last summer, Craig has decided to put 17 items up for auction individually through Lelands, a Long Island-based auction house. The gold medal and mask are joined by the jerseys he wore versus the Soviet Union and Finland, his “lucky” stick, and the American flag that was draped around his shoulders following the team’s final game of the tournament.
Posted on 5/25/16 at 12:40 pm to Jim Rockford
I hate to see athletes part with historical items like that. Because some rich frick who needs unearned trophy's can display them like they earned them.
BUT, he's obviously fallen on hard times. Man's gotta eat.
BUT, he's obviously fallen on hard times. Man's gotta eat.
Posted on 5/25/16 at 12:44 pm to Jim Rockford
Ironic considering the Soviet goalie Tretiak is rich with a cushy job.
Posted on 5/25/16 at 12:52 pm to Jim Rockford
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“I just think what happened with me is we had [the items] appraised, I had a chance to meet with Lelands, people had been after me for years to try to part with some of it,” Craig said in an interview with Puck Daddy. “[It] wasn’t the right time. I think Bobby Suter passing away really was a wakeup call for all of us. Then there’s a huge responsibility as a dad with two children on who gets what. It became really hard and so we sat down as a family and said let’s share this with the rest of the [world] and let’s try to see if we can help [the kids] financially as well, and hopefully if they have grandchildren.”
Posted on 5/25/16 at 12:54 pm to Kracka
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he's obviously fallen on hard times. Man's gotta eat.
Sounded more like he didn't want to burden his wife and kids with dealing with all that shite in case he passed
Posted on 5/25/16 at 12:55 pm to tigerpimpbot
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Then there’s a huge responsibility as a dad with two children on who gets what. It became really hard and so we sat down as a family and said let’s share this with the rest of the [world] and let’s try to see if we can help [the kids] financially as well, and hopefully if they have grandchildren.”
Makes a lot of sense. And will probably save his family a lot of grief when it gets to that point if they just have the earnings to split up.
Posted on 5/25/16 at 1:21 pm to BluegrassBelle
I don't know. Barring pressing financial need, I'd rather have something to remember my grampa by than a few thousand extra dollars. This is one of those things that may seem like it makes sense now, but several years down the road they may be saying, "I wish we hadn't done that."
This post was edited on 5/25/16 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 5/25/16 at 1:32 pm to Jim Rockford
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I don't know. Barring pressing financial need, I'd rather have something to remember my grampa by than a few thousand extra dollars. This is one of those things that may seem like it makes sense now, but several years down the road they may be saying, "I wish we hadn't done that."
I get that, but it sounds like a lot of the items were being displayed for the public all over the country.
Selling the items doesn't cheapen the actual achievement. Think about all the movies and documentaries that have been made about this team. There's no shortage of memories.
Posted on 5/25/16 at 1:38 pm to VirgilCaine
many of the guys sell the shite, because they would rather it go to some one who would cherish it, than to their kids who could give a rats arse.
Bob Gibson sold a bunch of shite, he said, he's getting up there, and he would rather some one who will want his goods to get them, rather than family going through it like a dead carcass on a side road. Let them fight over the cash it brings in later down the road, while some one enjoys those items.
Lou Brock has been doing the same, selling off shite, putting the money away for family. Lou doesn't need the cash, and cash is easier to split up and his items go to people who want them and cherish them.
There is a company that does this for aging athletes, so their items go to good homes and each get cash. More athletes are selling stuff, they kept a ton of shite back in the days. Even with all the stuff Lou sold, he still had a room with 5-7K things still in it. Baskets full of stuff.
Bob Gibson sold a bunch of shite, he said, he's getting up there, and he would rather some one who will want his goods to get them, rather than family going through it like a dead carcass on a side road. Let them fight over the cash it brings in later down the road, while some one enjoys those items.
Lou Brock has been doing the same, selling off shite, putting the money away for family. Lou doesn't need the cash, and cash is easier to split up and his items go to people who want them and cherish them.
There is a company that does this for aging athletes, so their items go to good homes and each get cash. More athletes are selling stuff, they kept a ton of shite back in the days. Even with all the stuff Lou sold, he still had a room with 5-7K things still in it. Baskets full of stuff.
This post was edited on 5/25/16 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 5/25/16 at 1:39 pm to tigerpimpbot
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Sounded more like he didn't want to burden his wife and kids with dealing with all that shite in case he passed
I commented without reading the article. I just made an assumption. Obviously it was a bad one. If this is truly why he's doing it, then it's smarter than having his family fight over it after he's dead.
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