Robert McVey
Encyclopedia
Robert Patrick "Bob" McVey (born March 14, 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut
) is an American
ice hockey
player. He won a gold medal
at the 1960 Winter Olympics
, bringing home the US's first Olympic Hockey Gold Medal. He went to Harvard and then onto the Olympics. He lived in Hamden Connecticut and now lives in Florida.
He attended Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in the class of 1954.
http://www.choate.edu/admission/25greatreasons.aspx
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
, bringing home the US's first Olympic Hockey Gold Medal. He went to Harvard and then onto the Olympics. He lived in Hamden Connecticut and now lives in Florida.
He attended Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in the class of 1954.
External links
http://www.choate.edu/admission/25greatreasons.aspx