Bill Cleary (ice hockey)

Bill Cleary
Bill and Bob Cleary
Biographical details
Born (1934-08-19) August 19, 1934 (age 89)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Playing career
1953–1955Harvard
1956US Olympic Team
1956–1957US National Team
1958–1959US National Team
1960US Olympic Team
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1969Harvard (freshman)
1969–1971Harvard (assistant)
1971–1990Harvard
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1990–2001Harvard
Head coaching record
Overall324–201–24
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1973 ECAC Hockey Champion
1975 ECAC Hockey Champion
1982 ECAC Hockey Ivy Region Champion
1983 ECAC Hockey Ivy Region Champion
1983 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion
1984 ECAC Hockey Ivy Region Champion
1986 ECAC Hockey Champion
1987 ECAC Hockey Champion
1987 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion
1988 ECAC Hockey Champion
1989 ECAC Hockey Champion
1989 NCAA National Championship
Awards
1976 US Hockey Hall of Fame
1983 Spencer Penrose Award
1988 ECAC Coach of the Year
1989 US Olympic Hall of Fame (Team)
1993 Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey
1997 IIHF Hall of Fame
1997 Lester Patrick Award
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley Team

William John Cleary Jr. (born August 19, 1934) is an American former ice hockey player, coach, and athletic administrator. He is an alumnus of Belmont Hill School, played on the United States men's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal in ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics, and was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997.


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