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2014 Topps U.S. Olympic Team

Steven Holcomb's life story included vision issues, Olympic gold & cards
Not that long ago, Steven Holcomb's Olympic dreams were challenged by failing vision and depression, but a surgery to correct his keratoconus -- a disorder that had him seeing with 20/500 vision -- helped make him one of the United States' most-successful bobsledders in years.
His successes included three Olympic medals and it was was one that had been documented in a book -- his autobiography, But Now I See: My Journey from Blindness to Olympic Gold -- but there won't be new chapters. He was found dead Saturday in Lake Placid, N.Y., at age 37.
"The entire Olympic family is shocked and saddened by the incredibly tragic loss today of Steven Holcomb," U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun told The Associated Press. "Steve was a tremendous athlete and even better person, and his perseverance and achievements were an inspiration to us all. Our thoughts and prayers are with Steve's family and the entire bobsledding community."
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This entry was posted in Autograph Collecting, Olympics and tagged Topps, Upper Deck, U.S. Olympic Team, 2014 Topps U.S. Olympic Team, 2014 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions, Steven Holcomb on May 7, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.

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