Life of herb brooks
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Herb Brooks, elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006. |
Born August 5, 1937 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Herb dreamt of a professional hockey career like most young players.
Life of herb brooks
His St. Paul Johnson High School collected Minnesota's high school hockey championship in 1955, fuelled in part by two goals from Brooks in the championship contest. Herb later played for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers between 1955 and 1959.
His international successes began early. As a player, Herb was a member of the United States National Team during two Olympic Games, and participated in five World Championships.
Brooks then moved into coaching, guiding the Golden Gophers for seven seasons beginning in 1972, collecting three NCAA Division 1 National Championships (1974, 1976