Two Miracles on Ice, 1910 and 1980
Frank Merriwell’s “Miracle on Ice” in 1910
Another Amazing Frank Merriwell Victory for Yale!
Unless you are a true nerd of America’s juvenile series heroes of the early 1900s, I’m sure your first question is, “Who in the world is Frank Merriwell?” If you were a good bit older, you would surely know.
I’m working on a book titled In Search of Yesterday’s Heroes which will fully answer that question, but now, to keep it short, Frank was the fictional, young, ultra-clean living, magnanimous and virtuous sports hero of literally millions of young readers, eventually tens of millions, (more…)