Frank Thomas

Notable Sports Figures
feel like I am a better goalie just by working with
him,” in an interview for the Sporting News. Although
he endured a major disappointment with the 1980
Olympic games, he retired walking tall, knowing he
was the best person he could be and considered the
best goalie in the world.
SELECTED WRITINGS BY TRETIAK:
The Hockey I Love, Lawrence Hill & Co, 1983.
Tretiak:The Legend, Plains Publishing, 1987.
The Art of Goaltending, Plains Publishing, 1989.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Books
Tretiak, Vladislav. The Art of Goaltending. Plains Publishing,
1989.
Tretiak, Vladislav. The Hockey I Love. Lawrence Hill &
Co, 1983.
Tretiak, Vladislav. Tretiak:The Legend. Plains Publishing,
1987.
Periodicals
Allen, Kevin. “Series that changed a nation.” USA
Today (September 17, 2002): 03C.
Fraley, Garry. “Belfour credits style to legendary Soviet.”
Dallas Morning News (June 20, 1999): 25B.
Langford, David. “Tretiak attending London sports dinner.”
London Free Press (November 18, 2000): B3.
MacGregor, Scott and Larry Wigge. “A safety nyet.”
The Sporting News (December 30, 1996): 37.
McClain, John. “Fetisov, Tretiak return to restore Russia’s
place in hockey.” Houston Chronicle (February
16, 2002).
“Morrison on hockey.” Toronto Sun (October 22, 2000):
SP15.
O’Connor, Ian. “Tretiak still haunted by benching.”
Journal News (February 16, 2002).
St. James, Helene. “Now Ducks depend on Russian
One.” Detroit Free Press (May 7, 1997).
Stevenson, Chris. “‘Bulin Wall’ just too tall/Talk from
Tretiak an inspiration for Khabibulin in beating
Hasek.” Edmonton Sun (February 21, 2002): OS9.
Swift, E.M. “An army man to the core.” Sports Illustrated
(November 14, 1983): 38(6).
Other
“A September to remember.” http://www.1972
summitseries.com/tretiak.html (October 18, 2002).
“Biography.” http://www.goaltending.net/biography/
biography.htm (October 17, 2002).
Cazenueve, Brian. “Olympic Highlights: Gold medal
goalie in 1972, ‘76, ‘84.” Sports Illustrated. http://
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/daily_guide
/news/2002/02/14day7_where/ (October 23, 2002).
“Goaltending coach of the Chicago Blackhawks! 1998
Olympic Silver-Medalist Coach.” Vladislav Tretiak
Elite School of Goaltending. http://www.goaltending.
net/about/about.htm (October 18, 2002).
“Media alert:Vladislav Tretiak to be honored as one of
the greatest Olympians of all-time.” Media Online.
http://media.gm.com/division/chevrolet/news/
releases/020213_tretiak.html (October 18, 2002).
“The Miracle of Lake Placid.” http://www.thequick
andthedead.com/Sports/Centruy/Games/Miracle.htm
(October 26, 2002).
Sedov, Artur. “Vladislav Tretiak.” The Hockey Nation.
http://soviethockey.hypermart.net/tretiak.html (October
17, 2002).
“The Legends: Biography—Vladislav Tretiak.” Hockey
Hall of Fame and Museum, The Learning Edge Corporation.
http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/
LegendsOfHockey.htm (October 17, 2002).
“Vladislav Tretiak.” University of Colorado. http://ucsu.
colorado.edu/~norrisdt/bio/tretiak.html (October 18,
2002).
“Vladislav Tretiak-Russian Hockey Legend.” http://
www.hockeysandwich.com/tretiak.html (October 17,
2002).
“Vladislav Tretiak North American Hockey Academy.”
Capital Computer Consultants. http://tretiakhockeyacademy.com/
(October 16, 2002).
Lee Trevino
1939-
American golfer
Trevino
Sketch by Barbara J Smerz
Completely self-taught, Lee Trevino’s unorthodox
swing has made golf pros shudder throughout his
career. With a wide stance and a closed club face, he
drives through the ball with a flat baseball-type swing.
By the standards of traditional golf, he does everything
wrong, which somehow turns out right. Trevino, who
has long shunned golf instructors, once told the San Antonio
Express-News, “I’ll hire [an instructor] when I
find one who can beat me.” Over his career, which has
spanned more than three decades, Trevino has found little
need for any advice. Known as the Merry Mex for
his nonstop chatting around the course, Trevino is an
exceptional golfer as well as a favorite of galleries
wherever he plays.
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