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Jim Craig

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James Downey Craig (born May 31, 1957) is an American former ice hockey goaltender who is best known for being part of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Craig had a standout Olympic tournament, including stopping 36 of 39 shots on goal by the heavily favored Soviet Union in the 'Miracle on Ice', as the U.S. won 4–3, in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Two days later, the U.S. defeated Finland, 4–2, to clinch Olympic gold. Craig went on to play professionally in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Boston Bruins, and Minnesota North Stars from 1980 to 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Craig is the 363rd most popular hockey player (down from 288th in 2024), the 17,876th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,177th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Jim Craig ranks 363 out of 676. Before him are Jere Karalahti, Charles Berglund, Chris Pronger, Sami Lepistö, Marco Sturm, and Boris Mironov. After him are Erik Hämäläinen, Rene Bourque, Dany Heatley, Antti Törmänen, Sean Burke, and Ryan O'Reilly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jim Craig ranks 769. Before him are Cindy Sheehan, Val Demings, Duane G. Carey, James Donaldson, Margaret Spellings, and Reggie Theus. After him are Faith Prince, Graham Rix, Colin Mochrie, Tom Steyer, Nadine Dorries, and Nafisa Ali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Craig ranks 17,884 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael P. Murphy (1976), Jeff Hartwig (1967), Brooke Rollins (1972), Natalie Morales (1985), Wendell Carter Jr. (1999), and Steve Chabot (1953). After him are Susan Tedeschi (1970), Jeff Green (1986), Edy Ganem (1983), Barry Sanders (1968), Amanda Knox (1987), and Michael Sweet (1963).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Jim Craig ranks 20. Before him are Keith Tkachuk (1972), Bobby Ryan (1987), Patrick Kane (1988), Ryan Miller (1980), Brian Leetch (1968), and Mike Richter (1966). After him are Jeremy Roenick (1970), Phil Housley (1964), John LeClair (1969), T. J. Oshie (1986), Mark Pavelich (1958), and Jack Hughes (2001).

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