Jack O’Callahan reflects on U.S. men's hockey team winning Olympic gold
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What are Jack O'Callahan's reflections on the recent Olympic gold win?
Rahimi Harrison-Groovy. Midday's K-2. On Chicago Sports Radio.
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grote on 104.3 The Score, and we are waiting to talk to Jack O'Callaghan. He was a defenseman on the Miracle on Ice team, and at that point that we had just booked him, only a couple hours outside of being on the last Olympic gold medal hockey team. But here we are, 46 years later, we finally get another one. And we talked all about it in our first hour here on Rahimi, Harris, and Grody.
And the thing about Jack and what that team did that was so ridiculous is that you got to understand, America's only won gold once before. That was back in 1960. And the Russians had won four out of the five previous gold. olympic gold medals in men's hockey so it was the fact that amateurs only but in russia they basically made their amateurs you know workers in the state or the the national government so they could just you know play hockey they're pros they were pros they were pros men against boys david versus goliath congratulations this is your job it was a very different feel and that's why it's called Miracle on Ice. That's why it's ridiculous. This time felt different to me because it was like more of a, we're here.
We've arrived as a nation where we can roll with the big boys and not only be in medal contention, but to win the gold medal and to beat Canada, not... Not anybody else, but be candid to do it. It's like a little extra oomph on it.
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Speaking of horsey sauce, I put some horsey sauce on my potato cakes the last time I went to Arby's. A little extra.
Okay. Arby's?
Yeah.
I haven't had a good beef and cheddar in a long time. That was a staple of my college life.
This is the danger of the lunchtime show.
This is it. We start thinking about beef and cheddar. You start getting hungry.
I don't know what I'm eating here, but it's good. In the neighborhood, that's a different slogan. They've got the meats from what I understand. That's what I've been told. They've got the meats.
You guys know protein's made a comeback.
Oh, yeah.
I hear it has.
A little dash of protein in everything. Anything and everything.
Technically, there is a little in most things, so that works out.
We're in the protein era.
Except for maybe like iceberg lettuce or something.
Maybe not iceberg lettuce.
You could get a little protein on there, though. It's a lot of water.
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Put a little peanut butter on it, maybe.
Well, that would change it, yes.
Delish.
We are now going to our hotline here on 104.3 The Score. And joining us, part of the Miracle on Ice team, the last Olympic gold men's hockey team until yesterday, Jack O'Callaghan. Jack, thanks for coming on.
Sure, a pleasure. Yeah, really still kind of feeling the effects of yesterday. Very excited. Very exciting for us. For USA Hockey and America and for that great team of young American hockey players.
And Jack, it's video that you're familiar with, of course. We don't just play the video of the Lake Placid team every four years at the Olympic Games. Anytime Team USA Hockey would take the ice. But it is a fond memory that we have as a sports society. So when you're watching the game and probably reliving that video every single time, Did you think that there was a good chance that Team USA was going to actually make some memories of their own yesterday?
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