Bob Suter, Miracle On Ice hero and father of Ryan Suter, dies at 57

Bob Suter, Miracle On Ice hero and father of Ryan Suter, dies at 57
Bob Suter Dead of apparent heart attack at 57
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Bob Suter died on Tuesday of an apparent heart attack at age 57. He leaves behind an incredible legacy as an American hockey player and coach, and is the first player from the 1980 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team to pass away.

Suter was a defenseman on the Miracle On Ice team that captured Olympic gold in 1980, bringing an edge to his skilled game. He’s the lone member of that team to have a son who played in the NHL: Ryan Suter, the smooth-skating defenseman for the Minnesota Wild, whose Olympic participation in 2010 and 2014 for Team USA created a rare father and son legacy in Olympic hockey.

“I know there haven’t been too many (father-son) combinations that have played in the Olympic Games,” Bob Suter, who traveled to Sochi to watch Ryan in February, told the Tennessean. “It’s something he’s really wanted to do, and I’m proud he’ll be able to experience it.”