Mike Eruzione Autographs
Michael Anthony "Rizzo" Eruzione (/ɪˌruːziˈoʊni/, Italian pronunciation: , born October 25, 1954) is an American former ice hockey player. He is best known as the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous "Miracle on Ice" game, in which he scored the game-winning goal. He is the author, with Neal E. Boudette, of the national bestseller, The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of The Gold Medal-Winning 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, published by HarperCollins.
Eruzione was born on October 25, 1954, to an Italian-American family in Winthrop, Massachusetts. His father was a bartender and worked in a sewage plant. Eruzione learned to play hockey for Youth Hockey of Winthrop as part of the GBYHL (Greater Boston Youth Hockey League). He graduated from Winthrop High School in 1972, where he was captain of the varsity hockey team during his senior year. He then spent a year at Berwick Academy to fine-tune his hockey skills in a New England Prep environment. After leaving Berwick, Eruzione attended Boston University. He had initially opted for another school, but he switched to Boston after his coach forgot his name. While at Boston, he averaged over twenty goals a season for four years. BU coach Jack Parker called Eruzione "Pete Rose on skates".
Eruzione also played for Team USA at the 1975 and 1976 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. He then spent two seasons with the Toledo Goaldiggers of the International Hockey League, being named the Rookie of the Year in 1978 and leading the team to the Turner Cup championship in that year. Prior to the 1979–80 season, Eruzione, who played left wing, rejoined the U.S. team and was later named Captain of the 1980 Olympic hockey squad, scoring the winning goal against the Soviets and helping the Americans win the gold medal against Finland. Eruzione's winning goal against the Soviet Union has become one of the most played highlights in American sports, and was chosen by Sports Illustrated in 1999 as the greatest sports moment of the twentieth century. In March 2008, it was voted the greatest highlight of all time by ESPN viewers. In an HBO documentary about the 1980 Olympic hockey team, Eruzione said of his winning goal against the Soviet team, "My friends always like to joke with me , 'Three more inches to the left, you'd been painting bridges.'"
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Current items with a signature of Mike Eruzione
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Traded items with a signature of Mike Eruzione
The most expensive item with a signature of Mike Eruzione (Herb Brooks Jim Craig Mike Eruzione Signed USA Puck JSA COA 1980 Miracle On Ice) was sold in October 2022 for $1,499.99 while the cheapest item (Mike Eruzione 1993-94 Rangers Schedule Signed Auto Autograph Card Authentic) found a new owner for $0.01 in December 2023. The month with the most items sold (15) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $36.65 for an autographed item of Mike Eruzione. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2019 with $895.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2008. In average, an autographed item from Mike Eruzione is worth $19.34.
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Latest News about Mike Eruzione
Mike Eruzione, Miracle teammates remember Bob Suter, recall 1980 memories (03/08/2015): Look for more on the Miracle on Ice reunion on NBC's Hockey Day in American coverage on Sunday at noon ET. 
Mike Eruzione Reflects On ‘Miracle On Ice’ Game 35 Years Later (03/08/2015): This week marks the 35th anniversary of the United States men’s national hockey team defeating... USA Captain Mike Eruzione Reflects On The Anniversary Of The Miracle On Ice (02/23/2015): Miracle On Ice captain Mike Eruzione joined Ed and Steve to talk about the 35th anniversary of the 80 Gold Medal USA hockey team. Mac's Tuesday Talker: Mike Eruzione, Mark Johnson recall 'Miracle on Ice' (02/17/2015): Hockey Weekend Across America kicks off this Friday and two members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team recalled their "Miracle on Ice moment" that remains one of the greatest in American sports history. U.S. hockey hero Mike Eruzione to visit Berwick Academy (01/15/2015): SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Olympic ice hockey legend and Berwick Academy alumnus Mike Eruzione ’will speak to the Berwick student body at the all-school pep rally on Friday, Jan. 23.
Older News Stories about Mike Eruzione
Mike Eruzione Joins Ed And Steve To Talk About The Winter Olympics And His Time (02/2014): Mike Eruzione joined Ed & Steve to talk about the upcoming Men's Olympioc hockey tournament.... U.S. Bank in Northtown Hosting Customer Event Featuring Ice-Hockey Legend Mike E (01/2014): The public will have a chance to meet and have pictures taken with hockey legend Mike Eruzione, captain of the 1980 team that defeated the Soviet Union and then the Finland hockey Mike Eruzione Likes The Veteran Depth Pens Have Acquired In Trades (03/2013): Mike Eruzione knows a thing or two about winning big games, and he thinks the Pens are setting themselves up nicely to win yet another Stanley Cup. Mike Eruzione Jersey Auction: 'Miracle On Ice' Artifact Scores Almost $660K (02/2013): The game-worn jersey of Mike Eruzione from the "Miracle on Ice" 1980 Olympic hockey championship is displayed at Heritage Auctions in New York, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Sports in Brief: Mike Eruzione to sell paraphernalia from 'Miracle on Ice' (01/2013): More than a generation after the historic "Miracle On Ice" game in the 1980 Winter Olympics, 58-year-old Mike Eruzione is parting with his iconic No. 21 USA jersey, hockey stick, and other Olympic paraphernalia. Ticker: Mike Eruzione selling Miracle on Ice memorabilia for family's future (12/2012): Miracle on Auction? Mike Eruzione, captain of the gold medal-winning U.S. hockey team, is selling much of his memorabilia from the 1980 Olympics, including his jersey and stick from the Miracle on Ice upset of the Soviets.
