45 years ago today

[ladder13]

Historic

For those who don't know a bunch of college utes and scrubs beat the "unbeatable" Russkies in Lake Placid.

 

[quikdraw67]

I remember it well. To me that was the beginning of the end of the Malaise Era.

 

[Bald1]

A lot of people forget that the Soviet game was not for the gold medal. The US still had to beat Finland for the gold. Two of the US players ended up on the Buffalo Sabres team.

 

[ladder13]

A lot of people forget that the Soviet game was not for the gold medal. The US still had to beat Finland for the gold. Two of the US players ended up on the Buffalo Sabres team.

You are correct. But the RUSSKIES were overwhelming favorites. A majority of the Americans played in the NFL.

 

[Alk8944]

Utes? Did you mean yutes (youths)?? Utes are an Indian/Native American tribe that the state of Utah is named after.Spelling is very important! A single wrong letter can change the entire meaning of a sentence or story!

 

[chuckie]

I remember watching that game and yelling when they won. Scared my wife, who was in the another room.