Michael Anthony "Rizz, 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. More about Mike Eruzione
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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, and he grew up with many of his relatives living in the same home. He 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".The most expensive item with a signature of Mike Eruzione (RARE Herb Brooks, Jim Craig, Mike Eruzione Signed 1980 USA Hockey Puck BAS LOA) was sold in September 2021 for £413.15 while the cheapest item (Mike Eruzione Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo 1980 Team USA Gold Miracle On Ice Trump) found a new owner for £0.98 in June 2023. The month with the most items sold (5) was February 2022 with an average selling price of £7.90 for an autographed item of Mike Eruzione. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2021 with £15.64 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £5.41 was October 2022. In average, an autographed item from Mike Eruzione is worth £7.06.
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1980 TEAM USA Hockey MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 4x6 DONALD TRUMP Photo AUTOGRAPH | £7.04 | ||
1980 TEAM USA Hockey MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 4x6 DONALD TRUMP Photo AUTOGRAPH 1 | £6.60 | ||
1980 TEAM USA Hockey MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 4x6 Photo AUTOGRAPH | £7.76 | ||
1980 TEAM USA Hockey MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 4x6 Photo AUTOGRAPH | £7.07 | ||
1980 TEAM USA Hockey MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 4x6 Photo AUTOGRAPH 1 | £7.12 | ||
1980 TEAM USA Hockey MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 4x6 Photo AUTOGRAPH 1 | £7.51 | ||
1980 TEAM USA Hockey MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 4x6 Photo AUTOGRAPH 1A | £7.12 | ||
1980 TEAM USA Hockey MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 4x6 Photo AUTOGRAPH 1G | £7.66 | ||
1980 TEAM USA Hockey MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 8x10 Photo AUTOGRAPH 1L | £14.59 | ||
Boston University Terriers MIKE ERUZIONE Signed 4x6 Photo HOCKEY AUTOGRAPH | £6.82 |