Eddie "The Eagle"

Eddie

Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards was the first Olympic ski jumper for England in 52 years. He had no money, no coach, no team and only learned to ski jump 18 months earlier. He wore 6 pairs of socks inside his second-hand boots, a helmet was given to him by the Italians and used skis from the Austrian team.

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