The U. S. hockey team's victory at the 1980 Olympics was a "Miracle
on Ice"--a miracle largely brought about by the late Herb Brooks,
the legendary coach who forged that invincible team. Famously
antagonistic toward the press at Lake Placid, Brooks nonetheless
turned to sportswriter John Gilbert after each game, giving his
longtime friend and confidant what became the most comprehensive
coverage of the '80 team. This book is Gilbert's memoir of Brooks.
Neither strictly biography or tell-all expose, Herb Brooks: Born to
Coach is the story of an extraordinary man as it emerged in the
course of a remarkable friendship. Gilbert, writing for the
Minneapolis Tribune, first met Brooks during his coaching days at
the University of Minnesota, whose hockey program he resurrected in
the 1970's. The two became fast friends, and here, for the first
time, Gilbert relates anecdotes--his own and former players'--that
illuminate Brooks' oftentimes hard-nosed coaching methods, his
dramatic successes, and his incomparable character. From Brooks'
beginnings in East St. Paul and his stint with the 1960 gold
medal-winning Olympic team (from which he was famously the last
player cut), Gilbert goes on to dissect the coach's tenure with the
Gophers (including three national titles) and the Lake Placid
story, from the selection process and yearlong barnstorming tour to
the Games themselves. Throughout this and later chapters of Brooks'
career--including coaching turns with St. Cloud State University,
four NHL teams, and the 2002 U.S. Olympic squad--readers are
treated to impossibly colorful quotes, rare photographs from
Brooks' playing and coaching careers, and pertinent sidebar pieces
that originally appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune.
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