Bob Cleary

Robert Barry "Bob" Cleary (* April 21, 1936 in Cambridge, Massachusetts ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. At the Olympic Winter Games in 1960 he won the gold medal as a member of the U.S. national team. His brother Bill Cleary was also 1960 Olympic champion in ice hockey.

Career

Bob Cleary began his career as a hockey player at Harvard University, which he attended from 1955 to 1958, while he was active in parallel for their hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He then spent two years at Team USA in the Olympic Preparation before he finished his career. In 1981 he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

After end of his career as a hockey player Cleary went into the insurance business and later founded his own company.

Internationally

For the U.S., Cleary participated in the Olympic Winter Games in 1960 in part in Squaw Valley, where he won the gold medal with his team.

Awards and achievements

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