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TIL Dave Grohl was such fan of 1980 Team USA gold medal-winning hockey goalie Jim Craig that he called up all Jim Craigs in the Easton Massachusetts area until he connected with the real Jim Craig. Dave and the real Jim Craig met years later at a Winter Olympics.

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