After ESPN viewers chose Mike Eruzione's game-winning goal to cap the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics as the greatest sports highlight, the Worldwide Leader decided to ask Giants wide receiver David Tyree, star of the greatest highlight of 2008, what he thought:
"The funny thing is, I don't even know which play that is," Tyree said. "That shows you how much of a sports fan I am, but it must be a heck of a play."
Yeah, I'd say it was a heck of a play.
Tyree was seven weeks old when the Miracle on Ice took place, so I guess it's not completely shocking that he's not familiar with it, especially since he says that he's not much of a sports fan. Still, the Miracle on Ice feels like one of those things that should be part of our shared national consciousness. At least this "greatest highlight" gimmick is introducing it to a younger generation of fans.
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Generation Gap: David Tyree Has Never Heard of Miracle on Ice Hero Mike Eruzione
Posted Mar 3rd 2008 12:31PM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: NY Giants, Super Bowl, New York, ESPN
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1. the ty reach or watever you wanna call it was a great play and ill remember that 4 ever
Posted at 12:54PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by fourwho
2. ill learn Mike Eruzione, you learn John Carlos
deal?
Posted at 12:59PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Horatio
3. That's not surprising to hear. How many black people do you know that follow hockey? Still, I'm glad it ended the Cold War
Posted at 1:50PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Justin
4. Who the hell is David Tyree?
Posted at 2:02PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Jes Golbez
5. I certainly remember the 1980 team, but Eruzione's goal? I don't remember it at all. And neither do most people.
What I REMEMBER is Al Michael's "Do you believe in miracles call? Yes!" call.
Posted at 2:13PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by nickstoli
6. tyree the biggest catch of his life now this will b it for him sort of like max mcgee.
Posted at 6:35PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by Hazel
7. Actually the 1960 US olympic team victory over the USSR was at least as exciting a game as the Miracle on Ice was. I watched in amazement as the Howe brothers and a rag tag US team whipped Russian ass.
Posted at 7:07PM on Mar 3rd 2008 by al coholic