Herb Brooks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herb Brooks

American ice hockey player and coach

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1937

Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 11-Aug-2003

Profession: ice hockey coach, ice hockey player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Herbert Paul Brooks Jr.
(August 5, 1937 – August 11, 2003) was an American ice hockey player and coach.
His most notable achievement came in 1980 as head coach of the gold medal-winning U.S.
Olympic hockey team at Lake Placid.
At the Games, Brooks' American team upset the heavily-favored Soviet team in a match that came to be known as the "Miracle on Ice." Brooks would go on to coach multiple National Hockey League (NHL) teams, as well as the French team at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
He ultimately returned to coach the U.S.
men's team to a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Brooks was killed in a 2003 car accident.
At the time of his death, he was the director of player personnel for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.