Bob Cleary

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United StatesUnited States  Bob Cleary Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 21, 1936
place of birth Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA
date of death 16th September 2015
Place of death Cape Cod , Massachusetts , USA
size 178 cm
Weight 76 kg
position center
Career stations
1955-1958 Harvard University

Robert Barry "Bob" Cleary (born April 21, 1936 in Cambridge , Massachusetts , † September 16, 2015 on Cape Cod , Massachusetts) was an American ice hockey player . At the 1960 Winter Olympics , he won the gold medal as a member of the US national team. His brother Bill Cleary was also an Olympic ice hockey champion in 1960.

Career

Bob Cleary began his career as a hockey player at Harvard University , which he attended from 1955 to 1958, while he was also active for their ice hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . He then spent two years with Team USA in their Olympic preparation before ending his career. In 1981 he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame .

After finishing his career as a hockey player, Cleary got into the insurance business and later founded his own company.

International

For the United States , Cleary took part in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley , where he won the gold medal with his team.

Achievements and Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert B Cleary

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Cleary, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cleary, Robert Barry (full name); Cleary, Bobby
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA
DATE OF DEATH 16th September 2015
Place of death Cape Cod , Massachusetts