BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED THE PASSING OF ONE OF THEIR MOST WELL-KNOWN ALUMNI ON SUNDAY.
MARK WELLS, WHO WAS A STAR FORWARD FOR THE B-G-S-U FALCONS HOCKEY TEAM IN THE 1970S AND WENT ON TO PLAY IN THE OLYMPICS, HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 66. WELLS WAS ON THE GOLD MEDAL OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM WHICH FAMOUSLY BEAT THE RUSSIANS IN LAKE PLACID IN 1980- A GAME AFFECTIONATELY DESCRIBED AS THE “MIRACLE ON ICE”. ALTHOUGH HE WAS SELECTED IN THE N-H-L DRAFT IN 1977 AND SIGNED WITH MONTREAL, WELLS NEVER PLAYED A GAME IN THE NHL AND RETIRED IN 1982.