Herbert Paul Brooks Jr.

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Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. was an American ice hockey coach best known for leading the underdog U.S. men's team to a gold medal in the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic coach
human
ice hockey coach
awardReceived Hockey Hall of Fame
surface form: Hockey Hall of Fame (as a builder) induction

Lester Patrick Trophy
Olympic gold medal in ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
surface form: United States Hockey Hall of Fame induction
causeOfDeath car accident
coachOfSportsTeam Minnesota North Stars (partial use)
surface form: Minnesota North Stars

New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins
St. Cloud State Huskies
surface form: St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey

United States men's national ice hockey team
Minnesota Golden Gophers
surface form: University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1937-08-05
dateOfDeath 2003-08-11
educatedAt University of Minnesota
employer Minnesota North Stars (partial use)
surface form: Minnesota North Stars

New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins
University of Minnesota
familyName Brooks
givenName Herb
Herbert
headCoachOf 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
surface form: United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics

United States men's national ice hockey team
surface form: United States men's national ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics
honorificEponym Herb Brooks Arena complex
surface form: Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York

Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota
memberOfSportsTeam Minnesota Golden Gophers
surface form: University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey
notableAchievement coached the "Miracle on Ice" victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics
led the U.S. men's ice hockey team to gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics
notableWork coaching the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics
occupation ice hockey coach
ice hockey player
participantIn 1958 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
placeOfBirth Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
placeOfDeath Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States
portrayedBy Kurt Russell
positionPlayed right wing
residence Minnesota
surface form: Minnesota, United States
sexOrGender male
sport ice hockey
subjectOf film "Miracle" (2004)

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Herb Brooks fullName Herbert Paul Brooks Jr.