Brooks’ family is making nearly 40 items belonging the Team USA’s coach available, including documents and game jerseys from previous Olympic games.
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“Between me and my sister and my mom, having to store this stuff and track it down and babysit it was kind of a pain, quite frankly,” Dan Brooks, the son of Herb Brooks, told the Associated Press. “We decided this might be a good time to see if anyone has an interest in the stuff to just simplify our lives.”
Online bidding on the 10-karat ring is already at $34,000.
The 35th anniversary of Team USA’s unthinkable victory against the Soviet Union is Feb. 22. There will be a live auction in New York on Saturday night.
