Joseph Czarnota Explained

Joseph John "Joe" Czarnota (March 25, 1925 – October 9, 1968)[1] was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.[2] After Czarnota graduated from high school he enlisted in the military and fought in World War II with the Marines. When he finished serving, he started school at Boston University playing hockey and worked his way to the Olympics.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161842/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cz/joe-czarnota-1.html Joseph Czarnota's profile at Sports Reference.com
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101842/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/winter/1952/ICH/ Sports Reference
  3. Web site: Reference. Sports. SR/Olympic Sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161842/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cz/joe-czarnota-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 5 March 2014.