Jack O'Callahan is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on July 24, 1957 in Boston, Boston, United States. John J. “Jack” O’Callahan (born July 24, 1957 in Charlestown, Massachusetts) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 390 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season games between 1982 and 1989 for the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils. Before turning professional, he was a member of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that upset the Soviet Union in the “Miracle on Ice” game.
In a 1981 TV movie about the gold medal-winning U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice, O’Callahan is played by Peter Horton.
The year after he graduated, O’Callahan was selected to represent the US in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Three days before the Olympics, in an exhibition match against the Soviet Union, O’Callahan injured his left knee. This forced him out of the opening game against Sweden at the Olympics. He returned for the famous “Miracle on Ice” game against the Soviet Union in the first game of the medal round.
