Sixty years ago, the New York Times called it a story too unbelievable for Hollywood. How could a young, humble apprentice barber from a small town near Bay City, Michigan, beat a famous Soviet ...

Terry McDermott, who won the only gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics and then appeared with the Beatles during their American television debut, has died. He was 82. U.S.

Terry McDermott liked to say he "never worked a day in his life." And what a life it was. McDermott, the "Essexville Rocket," who twice medaled in the Olympics in speedskating and also appeared on the ...