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Steve Jensen (born April 14, 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 438 games in the National Hockey League in 1976–82 after starring for the Michigan Tech men's ice hockey team in the early 1970s. He played for the Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings and also was a frequent member of the United States national team, appearing in the 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 Ice Hockey World Championship (IHWC) tournaments as well as the 1976 Winter Olympics and 1976 Canada Cup. He was also on the preliminary roster of the 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship and 1981 Canada Cup teams but declined invitation. His final international appearance was the 1983 IHWC "Pool B" qualifying tournmaent in Düsseldorf, Germany.

External links

Steve Jensen career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
Steve Jensen biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
Jensen @ hockeydraftcentral.com

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+'''Steve Jensen''' (born [[April 14]], 1955 in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]) is a retired professional [[ice hockey]] player who played 438 games in the [[National Hockey League]] in 1976–82 after starring for the [[Michigan Tech]] men's ice hockey team in the early 1970s.  He played for the [[Minnesota North Stars]] and [[Los Angeles Kings]] and also was a frequent member of the United States national team, appearing in the 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 [[Ice Hockey World Championship]] (IHWC) tournaments as well as the [[1976 Winter Olympics]] and [[1976 Canada Cup]]. He was also on the preliminary roster of the 1979 [[Ice Hockey World Championship]] and [[1981 Canada Cup]] teams but declined invitation. His final international appearance was the 1983 IHWC "Pool B" qualifying tournmaent in [[Düsseldorf]], [[Germany]].
-'''Martin "Marty" Glickman''' ([[August 14]], [[1917]] - [[January 3]], [[2001]]), was a [[Jewish]] [[United States|American]] [[track and field]] athlete and [[sports announcer]], born in [[The Bronx, New York]].
+== External links ==
-==Sprinter; Anti-Semitism by US officials at the Berlin Olympics==
+*{{hockeydb|2533}}
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+*[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1975/75058.html Jensen @ hockeydraftcentral.com ]
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-Glickman was a member of the [[1936]] U.S. [[1936 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] team in [[Berlin]], as a [[sprinter]].  Glickman had been a track star at [[Syracuse University]].  Glickman traveled to Germany, and spent two weeks practicing as part of the 400-yard relay team.
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-He and teammate [[Sam Stoller]], two [[United States|American]] [[Jews]], were replaced, however, the day before they were scheduled to compete in the 4x100m relay.
-By Glickman’s own account, the last-minute switch was a straightforward case of [[anti-Semitism]] {{Fact|date=March 2007}}.  [[Avery Brundage]], chairman of the [[United States Olympic Committee]], was an enthusiastic supporter of [[Hitler]]’s regime and denied that the [[Nazis]] followed anti-Semitic policies {{Fact|date=March 2007}}.  Brundage and assistant U.S. Olympic track coach [[Dean Cromwell]] were members of [[America First]], an [[isolationist]] political movement that attracted [[American Nazi]] sympathizers.
-Glickman's friend [[Jesse Owens]] was apologetic and protested the maneuver, even though Owens was one of the replacements, along with [[Ralph Metcalfe]].
-In [[1998]], William J. Hyde, president of the United States Olympic Committee, citing:  “great evidence of anti-semitism was there,” presented Glickman with a special plaque: “in lieu of the [[gold medal]]s they didn’t win.”[http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/MartyGlickman.htm]
-==Football & basketball==
-A graduate of [[Syracuse University]], Marty Glickman was also an All-American football player.  He had brief careers in professional football and basketball.
-==Sportscasting==
-Glickman went on to become a distinguished [[sportscaster]], getting his start as the voice man for the sports [[newsreels]] distributed by [[Paramount News]], during the years [[1948]] to [[1957]], (when Paramount News' newsreel production ended) covering all local, national, and global sports during that era, every genre completely covered.  Marty's poetic lilt and slight New York twang made him a legendary favorite in those early years of news production.
-Following his stint at [[Paramount News]], he became best known as the voice of the [[New York Knicks]] (21 years) and [[New York Giants]] (23 years).  He also did some [[New York Rangers]] broadcasts.  In the early [[1960s]], Glickman teamed with analyst [[Al DeRogatis]], an ex-Giants [[defensive lineman]], to form a legendary broadcast team for "New York Football Giants" fans, many of whom discovered a sound reason to turn down the TV audio in their living rooms and turn up the radio while those in the stands at [[Yankee Stadium]] held transistors to their ears.
-Glickman was a longtime mentor of broadcasters.  His most famous protege, [[Marv Albert]], eventually called radio broadcasts of the Knicks, Giants, and Rangers.  He also aided the careers of acclaimed sportscasters [[Spencer Ross]] and [[Johnny Most]].  Glickman himself became a member of the [[Curt Gowdy]] wing of the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]].
-Glickman joined radio station [[WHN]] in [[1939]] and was its sports director by [[1943]].  When the [[New York Knicks|New York Knickerbockers]] were formed in [[1946]], Glickman was their radio announcer.  Later, he was the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s first TV announcer.
-He was also the voice of the [[Yonkers Raceway]] for 12 years and the [[New York Jets]] for 11 years. Glickman did pre- and postgame shows for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[New York Yankees]] for 22 years. In addition, in the 1970s, Glickman also broadcast [[UConn]] football.
-In addition to this, Glickman covered track meets, wrestling matches, roller derbies, and rodeos, even a marbles tournament.  [[NBC]] employed him as a critic and teacher of its sports announcers.  He retired from broadcasting in [[1992#December|December 1992]], at age 74.
-==Autobiography==
-In [[1996 in literature|1996]], his autobiography ''The Fastest Kid on the Block'' was published.
-==Death==
-Glickman underwent [[heart bypass surgery]] [[December 14]], [[2000]], but he died of complications on [[January 3]], [[2001]]. He was 83.
-==Link==
-[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/glickman.html Jewish Virtual Library bio]
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