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American ice hockey player Ice hockey player
Bob Cleary
Bob and Bill Cleary
Born (1936-04-21)April 21, 1936
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died September 16, 2015(2015-09-16) (aged 79)
Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
National team  United States
Playing career 1951–1960
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley Team competition

Robert Barry Cleary (April 21, 1936 – September 16, 2015) was an American ice hockey player. Cleary was a member of the American 1960 Winter Olympics team that won the gold medal, teaming up as he did at Harvard with his brother Bill. Bob was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.

While at Harvard, the Cleary brothers played collegiate summer baseball together for the now defunct Sagamore Clouters of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Awards and honors

Award Year
AHCA Second Team All-American 1956–57
AHCA East All-American 1957–58

References

  1. "Robert B Cleary Obituary (2015) Boston Herald".
  2. "Ivy League players in the Cape League". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  3. "Cleary Misses Cycle By Single In Sagamore Win". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. July 23, 1957. p. 4.
  4. "Sagamore Wins Make-up Game". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. July 18, 1958. p. 4.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byEd Rowe NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
1956–57 (with Bill Hay) 		Succeeded byBill Hay


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