This iconic call at the conclusion of the 1980 U.S. hockey team’s “Miracle on Ice” victory against a heavily favored Soviet squad—one that some consider to be the sport’s best team of all time—continues to resonate today, even for those who were not yet born when the game was played.
Personally, Al Michaels’ words from that moment have been ringing in my ears for weeks. Not simply because I enjoy reliving this Olympic moment (although I do), but because the call seems very appropriate in a different context—the series of recent news items that have led to FirstNet awarding a 25-year contract to AT&T to build, maintain and upgrade the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).