“At these Games, some competitors have won gold, some have broken records, and some of you have even soared like an eagle.” - Frank King, President of the Organizing Committee for the 1988 Olympics at the closing ceremony
Michael “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards is the only athlete ever to be singled out in a closing ceremony at the Olympics. And when Frank King spoke these words, the crowd chanted “Eddie! Eddie!” Today, Eddie the Eagle is back in the news as the unlikely hero in the feature film bearing his name.
