Jack Shea
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Periodicals
"After Long Journey, Shea's Skates Returned." Buffalo News (February 25, 2002): S7.
Barron, David. "Oldest Winter Games Gold Medalist Dies." Houston Chronicle (January 23, 2002): 10.
Barron, David. "Third-Generation Olympian Embraces Oath." Houston Chronicle (February 8, 2002): 8.
Blinebury, Fran. "Heaven Sent: Elder Shea's Spirit Alive and Golden in Grandson's Stirring Run." Houston Chronicle (February 21, 2002): 1.
Borzilleri, Meri-Jo. "Not How It Was Supposed to Be: Death Is Cruel End to Family's Dream." Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO) (January 23, 2002): SP1.
"Dead Star's Commercial Plays On." New York Post (January 31, 2002): 70.
Drake, Kate. Obituary for Jack Shea. Time International (February 4, 2002): 16.
Dwyre, Bill. "Their Greatest Gift: A Pair of Jack Shea's Skates Are Presented to His Son and Grandson, Providing Fitting Coda to Family's Inspiring Story." Los Angeles Times (February 22, 2002): U-4.
Gregorian, Vahe. "The Shea Family: Jim Jr. Loses His Grandfather Days Before Joining Him As an Olympian." St. Louis Post-Dispatch (January 27, 2002): C8.
Hersh, Philip. "1932 Gold Medalist Dies in Crash: Shea Was First of Three Generations of Olympians." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (January 22, 2002): K4724.
Kelley, Steve. "Inspiration Powers Shea Down Skeleton Course." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (February 20, 2002): K4391.
Litsky, Frank. "Jack Shea, 91; Won Two Olympic Golds in '32." New York Times (January 23, 2002): A16.
Meyer, John. "Holding Up Olympic Legacy: Salt Lake Would Be Third Generation." Denver Post (October 31, 2001): D-07.
Parrish, Paula. "Patriarch of Three-Generation Olympic Family Dies." Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) (January 23, 2002): 1C.
Pucin, Diane. "'32 Gold Medalist Shea, 91, Is Killed." Los Angeles Times (January 23, 2002): D-1.
Robertson, Linda. "Shea, Oldest Living U.S. Winter Olympic Gold Medalist, Killed in Car Crash." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (January 22, 2002): K4803.
"Shea Family Mourns Loss of Patriarch." Denver Post (February 25, 2002): D-01.
"Sheas Get Look at Family Heirloom." Tampa Tribune (February 25, 2002): 5.
"Spirit on Board: Skeleton Winner Says Late Grandpa Helped Push Sled to Golden Victory." Denver Post (February 21, 2002): A-01.
Swift, E. M. "The Olympic Family." Sports Illustrated (December 17, 2001): 106+.
"Third Generation Headed to Winter Games." Capper's (January 8, 2002): 2.
Tomasson, Chris. "Shea Wins One for His Grandfather." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (February 20, 2002): K4314.
Vaughan, Kevin. Day-by-day Olympic summary. Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) (March 2, 2002): 15S, 19S.
Other
"Shea, 91, Among Three Generations of Olympians." ESPN Classic. http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2002/0122/1315383.html (January 22, 2002).
"Shea's 1932 Golden Skates Back in Family." CNN/Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/skeleton/news/2002/02/24/shea_skates_ap/ (February 24, 2002).
United States Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic-usa.org/ (October 16, 2002).
Additional topics
Famous Sports StarsSpeed SkatingJack Shea Biography - Olympic Spirit, A New Olympic Record, The Olympic Saga Continues, Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments