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Jim Craig

1957 - Today

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James Downey Craig (born May 31, 1957) is an American former ice hockey goaltender who is best known for being part of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Craig had a standout Olympic tournament, including stopping 36 of 39 shots on goal by the heavily favored Soviet Union in the 'Miracle on Ice', as the U.S. won 4–3, in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Two days later, the U.S. defeated Finland, 4–2, to clinch Olympic gold. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Craig has received more than 13,546 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Craig is the 281st most popular hockey player, the 17,162nd most popular biography from United States and the 14th most popular American Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Jim Craig ranks 281 out of 676. Before him are Niklas Bäckström, Mark Recchi, Dany Heatley, Connor McDavid, Sami Salo, and Petr Čajánek. After him are Vincent Lecavalier, Tomáš Kaberle, Richard Šmehlík, Magnus Johansson, Roberto Luongo, and Johan Hedberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jim Craig ranks 767. Before him are Chris Anderson, David Weller, Steve Foster, Mary Carillo, Alan Stern, and Reggie Theus. After him are Jeh Johnson, Mal Donaghy, Margaret Spellings, Bharati Achrekar, Luis Delís, and Tom Steyer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Craig ranks 17,162 out of 20,380. Before him are Dennis Daugaard (1953), Tommy Page (1967), Steve Forrest (1986), Erik Weihenmayer (1968), Amy Frazier (1972), and George Santos (1988). After him are Anthony Johnson (1984), Chad Hugo (1974), Kara DioGuardi (1970), Pat Miletich (1968), Alexa Nikolas (1992), and Anthony Ervin (1981).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Jim Craig ranks 14. Before him are Taffy Abel (1900), Keith Tkachuk (1972), Pat LaFontaine (1965), Patrick Kane (1988), Brian Leetch (1968), and Tom Barrasso (1965). After him are Mark Pavelich (1958), John LeClair (1969), Mike Richter (1966), Neal Broten (1959), Phil Housley (1964), and Jeremy Roenick (1970).

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