It took the curiosity of University of Florida professor Paula Welch to realize that Margaret Abbott was the United States' first female Olympic champion.
Eric Heiden won an unprecedented five gold medals at Lake Placid 1980, a fact that most of his present-day patients don't even realize until their return visit to their famous orthopedist.
George Poage, the standout runner from Wisconsin won two bronze medals at the St. Louis 1904 Games, becoming the first Black American to win an Olympic medal.
While the Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Village was constructed as a secure facility to protect its residents, many of its features were similar to what was needed for its next use, as a medium-security federal prison that needed to contain its residents.
While doing radio play-by-play for baseball's Cincinnati Reds, Al Michaels was invited to make his Olympic debut at the Sapporo 1972 Olympic Winter Games.
Charles Kerr's patriotic spirit helped make him an easy choice when members of the Lake Placid 1980 Torch Relay Team selected one of their own to light the Olympic Cauldron at the Opening Ceremony.
