Gene Grazia
Date of birth | July 29, 1934 |
place of birth | West Springfield , Massachusetts , USA |
date of death | November 9, 2014 |
Place of death | Florida , USA |
size | 180 cm |
Weight | 82 kg |
position | Right wing |
Career stations | |
1952-1953 | HC Milano Inter |
1954-1958 | Michigan State University |
1958 | Toledo Mercurys |
1958-1960 | USA hockey |
Eugene "Gene" Grazia (born July 29, 1934 in West Springfield , Massachusetts , † November 9, 2014 in Florida ) was an Italian - American ice hockey player . At the 1960 Winter Olympics , he won the gold medal as a member of the US national team.
Career
Gene Grazia began his career as a hockey player at HC Milano Inter , for which he was active in the 1952/53 season in the Italian Serie A1 . From 1954 to 1958 he attended Michigan State University , for whose ice hockey team he played parallel in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The 1957/58 season ended the attacker with the Toledo Mercurys , for which he ran up in two games in the International Hockey League . From 1958 to 1960 he also took part in Team USA's preparation for the Olympic Games. He then ended his career at the age of 26.
International
For the USA , Grazia took part in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley , where he and his team won the gold medal. He was also in his country's squad for the 1959 World Cup . Grazia had previously played for Italy at the B-World Cup in 1953 and scored four goals and three assists in five games.
Achievements and Awards
- 1960 gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games
Web links
- Gene Grazia at hockeydb.com (English)
- Gene Grazia at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Gene Grazia in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Grazia, Gene |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grazia, Eugene |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian-American ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | West Springfield , Massachusetts , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 2014 |
Place of death | Florida , USA |