Coach Bill Cleary '56 Signed Jersey


Item Number: 241

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: Priceless

Online Close: Nov 21, 2017 9:00 PM EST

Bid History: 4 bids - Item Sold!




Description

Over 10,000 men and women of Harvard, and only one number in Harvard history has every been retired. 


Here's your chance to own an authentic Harvard Hockey jersey donning the #4 that Bill Cleary '56 made famous!


"Coach", a true Harvard and USA hockey legend, will personally sign this authentic team jersey as you instruct. What a great gift to give to the Harvard sports fan who has almost everything. 


More on Bill Cleary:


Cleary was an All-American hockey player at Harvard, starring for two years and setting several team records (many of which still stand) along the way, including most goals in a game (6), longest goal-scoring streak (15), most goals in a season (42) and most points in a single season (89). Cleary's scoring prowess was instrumental in Harvard's invitation to the 1955 NCAA Tournament, the first in school history, and Cleary was named to the All-Tournament First Team after Harvard's third-place finish.


Taking a year away from college, he won a silver medal as a member of the U.S. ice hockey team at the 1956 Winter Olympics, after turning down a professional-contract offer from the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. At the 1959 World Ice Hockey Championships, he won the IIHF directorate award for best forward. At the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, he won a gold medal with the U.S. team that upset the heavily favored Soviet team, leading his team in scoring through the tournament with 14 points.

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