Spring 1998 | The Legacy

18th Annual Jesse Owens International Trophy Award Dinner

By E lliott Den man

A half-century of memorie s filled the air of the Grand Ballroom of New York ' s WaldorfAstoria Hotel the night of February 2 5 th as some ofAmerica ' s - and the world's - most celebrated Ol y mpians gathered to commemorate their appearances in th e 1948 London Games

The tra umas of World Was II h ad ended le ss than three years earlier. Much of Europe was st ill in a reconstruction ph as e Th e grea ter London are a, so badly a ss aulted , was still diggin g itself out of th e rubbl e.

w ell as th e N et herland s ' F annie BlankersKoen , and France ' s MichelJ e Oste rmey erGhazarian , would perform so nob ly.

A ll these Olympi c nota bl es added a go lden aura to th e Wa ld orf as th ey travel ed back in time , to their y ouths and triumphs

It took one of th e ir own' 4 8 Olym pi c bronze medal- w inning lon g jump er Herb Douglas , along w ith a latter-day Ol ympi c great , twotim e 400 m eter hurdl es k in g Edwin Moses , t o pro vide the p erfe ct backdro p for the comm emoration

Nearl y 80 0 lympi an s - the medali sts and more - were re spl end ent on ce mo r e at th e 18th annu al Jess e Owe ns In te rn ati onal Troph y Award continu ed on page 4

Yet, as bluebirds again fl ew peacefully ov er the white cl iffs of Dover, Briton s dedi cated them se lves to th e cause of breathing rene w ed li fe into the Ol ympi c cause, and the y did it so m ag nific e ntly The se we re th e Garnes of the XIV Olympiad but just the 11 th Games to be held sinc e 1896. London h ad ori ginally been award ed the Games of 1944 ; four ye ar s later, the promi se was fulfilled. And thi s would be the st age upon which s uch Am e ricans as Bob Mathias, Harrison Dillard , Dr. Sammy Lee , Mal Whitfield , Ann Curtis Cuneo , Bob Kurland and Ray Lumpp , as 29 JULY 1948 14 AUGUST

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CONTENTS

Letter from John N ab er F emale Athlete of th e Year

Fa ntasy F lights

J ess e Owens Int ernatio nal Trophy Award Dinn er

Sportswom en of Colorado

Oly mpian A lumni Chapter News

B ob 's Corn er Na tional F und R aising Calendar

UPS Olympic Spo rts Legacy Champ ions in Life

Mal Whitfield, Athletics, 400m

Dr. Sammy Lee, Diving, Platform

Harrison Dillard, Athletics, 100m Dash

Richard Button, Figure Skating , Singles

Bob Math ias, Athletics, Decathlon

Letter from John Naber,

U.S. Olympians President

Dear fellow US Olympians,

Greetings, or as we said in Nagano , "Konni-chi-wa (.::Jvr::-;1;1)!" Once again, the Olympic Movement delivered more than its share of wonderful stories and dramatic athletic events to the eyes of the world. Television ratings may have suffered due to the time delay, but that 's a problem NBC will have to overcome before the Games in Australia.

Wasn ' t Hermann (" the Hermanator") Maier amazing? The guy takes a tumble at 80 m.p h. and bounces back for two gold medals! Tara Lipinski proved that the champion has to earn her title on the ice and can even live in the village while doing so. The hockey players, without a professional league , found themselves on the cover of the Wheaties Box The aerialists , Eric Bergoust and Nikki Stone , who have made a career out of spectacular crashes, rose to the occasion and the top platform. Skiers are already thinking about renaming the

hospital where Street mended her knee as the "Picabo I. C U." I was honored to work with Eric Heiden, as we discussed the merits of"clapskates" and "zip-strips" while the crowd around us did the " M-Wave-Wave". Snow monkey s made me yearn for a nice hot tub , and big Akebono , the sumo wrestler, made the earth shake - a very Japanese celebration

While in Japan, I was able to partake in the USOC/AT&T family hospitality program and it was wonderful. Their ballroom was "the place to be " anytime you didn't have an event to attend. Jumbo TV screens , plenty of good food, and fun goodies besides! The pin trading was abundant, and the local volunteers could not have been more polite and accommodating. I felt like a privil ege d person the whole time

By the way, have you received your US Olympians membership card ? If not, call the Alumni Relations office, and if you have one, hang on to it. That ID number on the top right comer will prove very useful someday soon

Now that our focus turns toward the Games of the new millennium , USOC fundraisers are currently being planned in cities around the country. Usually, it is the Olympians that are most involved with the Movement that get invited to the nicest dinners. That's something to keep in mind .. . .

The USOC Congress in Orlando was a great re - awakening of the U.S Olympians Movement New chapters are being formed and old ones are getting re-invigorated. Chapters are creating web pages ; golf tourn aments are planned to benefit a wide number of worthwhile causes ; school visitations occur frequently aro und the country ; and sponsors get involved with the Movement (instead of just the celebrities). Our opportunities for doing good and having fun continue to escalate .

It seems that everywhere I go, people's interest and affection for members of the U.S Olympic teams continues to grow As we continue to further the Olympic cause, let's continue to keep in touch , at the personal, chapter and national level through the "Legacy".

Tara Lipinski Gold

Michelle Kwan Silver Lu Chen (China) Bronze

Figure Skating, Women's Singles

Eric Bergoust Skiing, Men's Aerials Gold

Jonny Moseley Skiing, Men's Moguls Gold

Picabo Street

Skiing, Women's Super Giant Slalom Gold

Sixth Babe Zaharias Female Athlete of the Year Award

by Kyoko H os hino

The Sixth Babe Zaharias Female Athlete of the Year Aw ard was pre sented to 1996 Summer Olympic Games gold-medal-winning softball te a m shortstop Dot Richardson at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas on November 10, 1997 . The Aw ard is given in reco gnition of "her zest for life, for sport, for competition and for the pure, glorious joy of simply being the best" . The other nominees were 1988 and '92 basketball Olympian Cynthia Cooper and 1992 and ' 96 gymn astics Olympian Shannon Miller . At the Summer Olympic G ames held in Atlanta, Dot hit the first home run in Olympic hi s tory and

1997 Fantasy Flight Reaching New Heights

Our United States Olympians were involved in Fantasy Flights from Hawaii to Florida. In all , forty-one cities in nine countries were involved. 15,000 United Airlines employe e-owners worked long volunteer hours to make the Fantasy Flight program a huge success again this season . Th e 1998-99 season is expected to be even larger. As of today, 56 cities have signed on to the program which will see over 10,000 children involved around the world.

Over 7,500 children were able to enjoy a flight to the North Pole to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus where they rec e ived gifts, ate , danced and basically partied for hours A party they will not soon forget.

a /le a times. Meanwhile, ct'lrrently doing residency work at t he U nivei:sity of Southern California Medical Center after graduating from the Louisville Medical School. The Award was established in 1990 to salute the United States ' outstanding female athletes in all sport s in hono r of Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956) , who won two g old medals in the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in athletics and has b een con sidered by man y as the greatest fe male athl ete of all time

The previous award winners include Suzy Favor Hamilton (athl etic s, 1992 , ' 96) in 1990 , Carlette Guidry White (athletics , 1992 , ' 96) in 1991 , Summer Sanders (swimmin g, 1992) in 1992, Sheryl Swoopes (basketball , 1996) in 199 3, Bonnie Blair (speeds kating , 1984 , ' 88, ' 92 , ' 94) in 19 94 .

List of Participants

Sandra Bacher, Judo, 1992, '96

Cheri Becerra , Wheelchair Athletic s, 1996

Lawrence Clay-Bey , Boxing, 1996

Matt Biondi , Swimmin g, 19 84, '8 8, ' 92

Bart Conner , Gymnastics, 1976, ' 80, ' 84

Chris Duplanty , Water Polo, 1988, ' 92 , ' 96

Janet Evans , Swimming, 1988, ' 92, ' 96

Bob Foth , Shooting, 198 8, '92 '96

Matt Ghaffari , Wrestling, 1992 , ' 96

Joe Greene , Athletics, 1992 , ' 96

Susan Tiedtke Greene , Athletics , 1992

Justin Huish , Archery, 1996

Douglas Kimbell , Water Polo , 1988, ' 92

Danielle Laney , Taekwondo, 1992

Ann Marsh , Fencing , 1992 , ' 96

Greg Morava , Team Handball , 1984

Diane Moyer , Field Hockey, 1980 , '84

Tina Noyes , Figure Skating, 1964 , ' 68

Trina Radke , Swimmin g, 1988

Melissa Belote Ripley , Swimming, 1972 , '76

Joe Sawyer , Bobsl ed, 1992 , ' 94

Carol Menken -Schaudt , Basketball, 1984

Cindy Stinger , Te am Handball , 1984 , ' 88, '92

Reed Zuehlke , Skiing, 1980 , ' 84

Chris Duplanty at Denver 's Fantasy Flight is assisting a little girl with the pin she just received from Chris

Bart Conner at Oklahoma City's Fantasy Flight is introducing himself to a futu re Oly mpian.

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Dinner, the gala first staged in 1981 by the International Amateur Athletic Association, Inc. , which Douglas now serves as president-emeritus and founder and Moses as president.

While the night ' s top honor, the Jesse Owens International Trophy Award, went to Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, the 1996 Olympic 10,000meter champion and 'w orld record-breaker, the spotlight shined on the '48 Olympians with equal luminance.

It was Rev. Bob Richards' job to bring his contemporaries' deeds and glories back to life. Of course, no one could have done it better than "The Vaulting Vicar" who has made this a career.

Looking out at the packed assemblage , "What an incredible honor it is to be part of this wonderful team", said Richards, who won a pole vault bronze in '48 before his still-unequaled go ld s in '52 and '56.

"These are the greatest people to live on the face of the earth. In them , you can see the best in the human personality."

He spoke of Mathias, who took the first of his two decathlon golds in '48 as a 17-year -old Tulare, Cal. high school student

He spoke ofBlankers-Koen, one of the fortunate handful to have bridged the gap between the '36 and ' 48 Games , who took an unparalled four gold medals as a 30-year-old mother of two in London and might even_ have won two more - in events she held the world record - if only the schedule had allowed.

He spoke of Dr. Lee - the famed "Oriental from Occidental" - who emerged from a wartime internment camp to lead the world's platfonn divers in '48 and again in ' 52.

He spoke of Dillard winning the '48 100-meter dash , not his best event, after crashing into a high hurdle at the trials. Then he returned to win the hurdles in '52, along with sprint relay golds from both Games.

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He spoke of the young Dillard being inspired by Jesse Owens , then himself inspiring a line of American high hurdling successors - Lee Calhoun, Hayes Jones , Willie Davenport, Rod Milburn, Roger Kingdom and Allen Johnson.

He spoke of Whitfield, who continued Owens' legacy at Ohio State by winning the 800 meters in 1948 , flew 27 missions as a tailgunner over Korea, returned to the Games in ' 52 and won another 800 gold

He spoke ofOstermeyer-Ghazarian, who took the shot put and discus in '48 as France's first woman track champion , launched a career as a concert

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pianist, and was back in New York to play for the Waldorf crowd.

He praised the spirit, too , of Lou Zamperini , the '36 Olympic 5,000 -meter eight place finisher, whose tale of World War II survival and eventual reconciliation with his Japanese captors, had just aired as CBS' prelude to its Nagano Closing Ceremonies telecast.

He called them "Keepers of the Flame," the men and women who ' ve devoted so much of their he arts and sou ls to the Olympic vision The first Games of the new millenium are now just over two years away It was more than time to salute those who've kept that flame burning bright as ever

Celebrants

Laddie Bakanic, Gy mnastics

Glen Brand, Wrestling

Richard Button, Figure Skating

David Cauffman ,Field Hockey

Arthur Cook, Shooting

Ann Curtis Cuneo, Swimming

Chuck Davey, Boxing

Harrison Dillard, Athletics

Herb Douglas, Athletics

James Fuchs, Athletics

Herman Goffberg, Athletics

Frank Havens, Cano e & Kayak

William Havens, Canoe & Kayak

Hans Jensen , Rowing

Fanny Blankers -Koen, Athletics

Bob Kurland , Basketball

Sammy Lee, Diving

Ray Lumpp, Basketball

Stephen Lysak , Cano e & Kayak

Stephen Macknowski, Canoe & Kayak

Bob Mathias, Athle tics

Pat McWhorter, Swimming

Countess of Morelos (Brenda Hesler), Swimmin g

Marie Corridon Mortell, Swimming

William Nelson, Wres tling

Micheline Ostermeyer, Athletics

Bob Richards , Athletics

Robert Robinson , Basketball

Floyd Simmons, Athletics

John Slade, Fi eld Ho ckey

Hilary Smart, Sailing

George Stanich, Athletics

Curtis Stone, Athletics

Carol Penny Taylor, Swimming

Owen Torrey, Sailing

Clara Lamore Walker, Swimming

Mal Whitfield, Athletics

P ictured (left to r igh t) : Fanny Blankers -Koen ; Dick Button ; Ann Curtis Cuneo ; Sammy Lee; Harrison Dillard; Ray Lumpp; Mal Whitfield; Bob Mathias a nd Herb Douglas

Bob Richards brings th e g lo ,y of the 1948 team back to life

1948 Oly mp ians gather f or a g roup ph oto a t th e N. Y. A C. HA LL OF FA ME

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley (ath letics, 1980 , '84) gold medalist delivers the keynote address during the Sportswomen of Colorado's Twenty Fourth Annual Awards Banquet held at The Hyatt Regency Tech Center on March 8, 1998 in Denver, CO. O l ympians honored included : A li son Dunlap , (cycling, 1996)

A nn Battelle , (skiing, 1992 , '94, '96)

ATTENTION OLYMPIC ALUMNI SPORTS FANS

Can you name these members of the 1932 Olympic Figure Skating and Speedskating Teams? If you think you have the correct names , please FAX your guesses to the USOC Alumni Relations Office @ 719/ 5784911. We will only accept responses by FAX. Please include your name and current mailing address. Correct responses will re• ceive a special pnze.

OLYMPIAN ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS

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Did you know that the U.S Olympians have regional chapters throughout the country? Look for updates on chapter happenings in future issues of The Legacy! If you would like to find out what is happening in your area, contact:

Northern California Olympians

President: Anne Warner Cribbs (swimming, 1960) (415) 856-3200

Southern California Olympians

President: Cathy Ferguson (swimming, 1964) (310) 643-6455, ext. 139

Georgia Olympians

President: Rocky Lane (boxing, 1956) (770) 963-5903

New England Area Olympians

President: John Thomas (athletics , 1960, '64) (508) 584-7474

Midwest Olympians

President: Willye White (athletics , 1956, ' 60, '64, '68, '72) (312) 747-3529

Washington State Olympians

President: Caroline Holmes (gymnastics, 1968) (206) 246-2934

Southwest Olympians

President: Earl Young (athletics, 1960) (972) 233-0880

Oregon Olympians

President: Clem Eischen (athletics, 1948) (503) 492-2232

Florida Olympians

President: Bob Beamon (athletics, 1968) (305) 470-6262

No chapter in your area? Interested in starting a chapter? Contact the Alumni Relations office for details, (800 ) 717-755 5 .

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Very little appreciation has ever been shown in writing for the work Olympic coaches have done over the years in the United States. This time we ' re going to focus on " the little things" that may have brought gold medals to the USA Team

Let ' s start with Dean Smith and his aides , John Thompson and Bill Guthridge They later succeeded Dean as head coach at North Carolina this year.

Suffice it to say, this was the team that was built around Adrian Dantley, Scott May, and Phil Ford . In fact, Smith had seven of the 12 from Tobacco Road colleges.

Coach Smith's "trick" was new to international basketball. He used everyone of his 12 players in the first half of every game. In this way the men were prepared if they were going to be called on in a crisis during the waning moments of the game

This proved to be the team we sent to the Games since the Wonder Boys of 1956 led by Bill Russell and K. C. Jones. In the preliminary round, they had humbled Yugoslavia 112-93 and then defeated the same team in the final, after the Yugoslavians had knocked over the USSR in the semi-final round, 95 -74, as Dantley of Notre Dame hit for 30 points.

One of my favorite stories concerns the strategy of Don Gambril, then the Alabama coach, who was head coach of swimming at Los Angeles.

In the official USOC book for the 1984 Games, I had written, "Gambril, in a pre-Olympic press briefing, predicted the USA would win 20 gold medals in swimming He correctly forecast the number of events the USA would win but he failed to anticipate the dead heat in the women's 100m freestyle event between Hogshead and Steinseifer. "

But Gambril should forever be in the record books for his shrewd strategy in setting up his quartet for the men's 4 x 200m freestyle relay. He picked his best free-styler, Mike Heath, to swim the opening leg and chose Bruce Hayes for the anchor. Hayes had not been selected for any of the individual races.

As figured by the swimming cognos c enti, it would be a duel between the USA and the German Federal Republic with the Games depending on a fast anchor by the albatross, otherwise known as Michael Gross.

At the start of the anchor legs , Hayes had an eight-foot lead over Gross. After 100 meters, Gross maybe had six to eight inches over Hayes But in the final 100 meters Hayes didn't catch Gross until the final stroke. The margin of USA victory was generously noted as three inches.

Among the 20 victories for the USA swimmers, in the absence of the USSR and its satellites and the one we shall al ays treasure , was the triumph in the 800 -meter relay to which we can point to the coach ' s strategy in saving Hayes for the anchor leg

How important is the ice hockey coach ? In 1980, e learned lie is the key player in the development of underachievers. The coach wa Herb Brooks who had played on the 1968 team that did oorly in Grenoble.

To get ready for his job, Brooks took a trip to e \Soviet Union to probe the Soviet ' s training methods and team sh·ategr.

From what he learned (which was backed up by e then coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, NFL Champions) the Sovie Olynt ic team did n t take to the ice until they had completed their dry-land con 'tilYning pror gram. This meant that the squad was ready for full -time duty the first time they stepped on the ice

Brooks was to follow the same regimen with t e SA iracle Team.

But Coach Brooks had another trick up his sleeve. He kne ing Soviet team may have been a bit long in the tooth , ·n other-woro , they were an "old team " in the matter of experience.

Somewhere along the exhibition tour, he found out that by playings 0 er shifts it seemed to work to the advantage of the USA team.

In the Olympics' opening game we tied Swed the final 30 seconds perhaps attributed to fresher attac ers. n every game, we seemed to win in the final period

Against the Soviets in the semi-final round, even the score in the final minute of the seco win the game in the final period with "fresher

That was the Miracle on Ice Team that was desi ated " Sportsmen o the Year" by Sports Illustrated. The honor was a feather in Coach Brooks' cap who learned the simple secret of the Soviet training grind.

Can we overlook the success of the women's basketball team in winning the gold medal at the Los Angeles Games True the natural rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union was set aside since ilie USSR ooycott of the Games in Los Angeles

Patricia Head Summitt , a member of the ' 76 Olympic te m who had moved on to coach at the University of Tennessee, was chose to coach the USA team. She invited several college graduates to the trials , who had gained experience playin g in the strong European professi nal leagues which made a big difference.

In Anne Donovan, Summitt had one of the tallest centersin..the Garnes She also had the greatest college player up to that time , Cheryl Miller, of the University of Southern California.

With the mixture of Donovan, one-time star at Old Dominion , Cheryl Miller, and the upbeat strategy of Mrs. Pat Su i , fie SA was no o be denied.

Speaking of raw statistics, Miller led all sc over South Korea 85-55. Cheryl scored 16 point , and contributed five assists

On another occasion, we shall di scuss the contributions of Stan Wri ght to the 1968 4 x 100-meter relay team; Pat NaJ:!pi who handled the 19:z6 boxing team; Mr. Henry Iba , three-time OlymP,ic asketball coach; an 1984 men's volleyball coach Doug Beal.

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Brian Olson (judo, 1996) wins a bronze medal at the World Championships in Paris , France in the 86 kilograms division on October 9-12 , 1997.

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Wes Barnett (weightlifting , 1992, '96) captured a silver medal in the clean-and-jerk with a 220 kilograms lift and a bronze medal in the total with a combined lift of390 kilograms at the World Weightlifting Championships in Changmai, Thailand on December 14, 1997. Thi s was the first medal for USA Weightlifting at a World Championship since the 1977 World Championships.

Photo by : Larry Zimmerman

Photo by : Randall J Strossen

UPS Sports Legacy & Champions Life

"A Winning Combination"

Olympic athletes from eleven cities across the UNited States participated in a program called the UPS Olympic Sports Legacy. Through this program, UPS provided athletic equipment to charities around the world and is tapping into children's untouched talents

The Olympic Sports Legacy program is one of UPS 's most far-reaching philanthropic initiatives. Throughout the month of January-one month prior to the opening ceremonies-UPS delivered over half a million pieces of sporting equipment to children's charities in 11 U S. cities and six countries, including Australia, Canada, France , Germany, Mexico and Taiwan

In the United States, UPS partnered with the Champions in Life program. Champions in Life is a USOC outreach program that uses Olympians to serve as role models and advisors to children. A winning combination, sports equipment that help inspire children to achieve and a message from an Olympian to show children what can be done to overcome obstacles and deal with challenges.

DE NVER, CO

Chris Campbell, Wresting, 1980,'92

Bob Foth, Shooti ng, 1988,'92,'96

Billy Mills, At hletics, 1964

Cindy Stinger, Team Handball, 1984 ,'88,'92

Benef ic iary - Denver Indian Center

LO S ANGELES, CA

Andrew Maynard , Boxing, 1988

Mike Powell, Athletics, 1988,'92,'96

Julie Smith, Softball, 1996

Wyomia Tyus, Ath letics, 64,'68

Benefic iary - YWC A

Foreign City

Sydney, Australia

Toronto, Canada

Frankfi1rt, Germany

Mexico City, Mexico

Taipei, Taiwan

Paris, France

CHICAGO, IL

Dione Simpson-Bundy, Gymnastics, 1988

Charles Deacon Jones, Ath letics, 1956,'60

Linda Mastondrea, Athletics, 1996 Porolympics

Brion Oldfield, Athletics, 1972

Willye White, Athletics , 1956,'60,'64,'68,'72

Beneficiary - Police Athletic League

Rochelle Stevens, Athletics, 1992,'96

Margaret Wilburn, Ath letics, 1956

Benef ic ia ry - Ama teur Athletic Union

Thane Bake r, Athletics, 1952.'56

Dorothy Franey- Langkop, Speedskating, 1932

Jim Montgomery, Swimming 19 76

Lo uise Ritter, Athletics, 1980,'8 4,'8 8

Sam Walker, We ightiifting, 1976

Beneficia ry - YWCA

Beneficiary

Barnardos, Australia

Aboriginal Sport Circle

SOS Kinderdoif International

Development of the Overall Family

Chinese Children s Fund

Miscellaneous youth clubs

Kitly Carruthers-Conrad, Figure Skating, 1980, '84

Alfred Jones, Boxing, 1968

Sheila Taormina, Swimming, 1996

Beneficiary - Jewish Community Center

Tino Noyes, Figure Skating, 1964,'68

Lindy Remigino, Athletics, 1952

Cindy Stinger, Team Handball, 1984,'88,'92

Michael Vespoli, Rowing, 1972

Nancy Vespoli, Rowing, 1980

Beneficiary - Boy Scouts of America

Milt Campbell, Athletics, 1956

Joetta Clark, Athletics, 1988,'92,'96

Cindy Stinger, Team Handball, 1984,'88,'92

Norm Tate, Athletics, 1968

Michael Teti, Row ing, 19 84,'88,'92

Be neficiary - YWCA

PHILADELPHIA, PA

Pam Golding, Rowin g, 1976

Dave Krmpot ich, Rowing , 1988

Jac k Pierce, Ath leti cs, 19 9 2

Cindy Sti ng er, Tea m Han d ball, 1984 ,' 88,'92

Beneficiary - Pol ice Athletic League

ATLANTA, GA

Derrick Adki ns, Ath letics, 199 6

Dave DeG ra af, Tea m Ha ndba ll , 19 9 6

Joseph Fitzge ral d , Team Handball, 1996

Erika Von Helland, Badminton, 1992,'96

Sharon Jewell, Taekwondo, 1988

Benef iciary - Boys & G irls Club of Metro Atlanta

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

Presents Rings of Gold at SGMA Breakfast

Georgianna Buford of Huber

He i ghts, Ohio, mother of 1996 Olympic bronze medalist hurdler Tonja B u ford - Bailey (athletics, 1992 , ' 96) received the USOC's annual Rings of Gold award as the "Person of the Year" at the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association 's Honor the Heroes Breakfast on February 6, 1998. The breakfast was held during the Super Show at the Omni CNN Hote l in Atlanta. USOC Executive Director Dick Schultz said that the award recognizes " the contributions of tho se ' unsung heroes ' who assist in nurturing and developing the Olympic dreams and life goals of children throughout the United States", adding, "the award is to honor the individua l s who are dedicated to the growth of potentia l world-c lass athletes ." Tonja said , " my mother is the number one reason why I have become such a successful adult." "She raised me and my six brothers and sisters by her self. I have been running track since I was seven years old, and she has supported me every step of the way."

As part of the Super Show activities , the USOC conducted its Champions in Life outreach program with 10 Olympic athletes participatin g in school assemblies.

L IST OF p ARTICIPATING OLYMPIAN S

Derrick Adkins , Athletics, 1996

Sid Akins , Baseball, 1984

Charles Austin , Athleti cs, 1992, '9 6

Bob Beamon , Athletics, 1968

Dennis Berkholtz , Team Handball, 1972, '76

Mike Burley , Modern Pentathlon, 19 76, '80

Greg Caccia , Team Handball, 1996

Mary Ellen Clark , Div ing, 1992, '96

Kim Clarke , Team Handball, 1988, '92, '96

Ed Crook , Boxing, 1960

Yaro Dachniwsky , Team Handball, 1996

Dave DeGraaf, Team Handball, 1996

Trent Dimas , Gymnas tics, 1992

Glen Dubis , Shooting, 1984, '88, '96

Teresa Edwards , Basketball, 1984, '88, '92 , '96

Dennis Fercho , Team Handball, 1996

Joseph Fitzgerald , Team Handb all, 1996

Ben Field s , Athletics, 1980

Vernon Forrest, B oxing, 1992

Geoff Gaberino , Swimming, 1984

Matt Ghaffari , Wrestling, 1992, '96

Sam Graddy , Athletics, 1984

Scot Hollonbeck, Wheelchair A th letics, 1992, '96

Isabelle Holston , Athletics, 1956

Jennifer Horton , Team Handball, 1996

Justin Huish , Archery, 1996

Bryan Jacob , Weightlifting, 1992, '96

Allen James , Athletics, 1992, '96

Kelli James , Fi eld Hockey, 1996

Bry ant Johnson , Team Handball, 1988

Mara Keggi, R owing, 1988

John Keller , Team Han dba ll, 1996

Rocky Lane , Boxing, 1956

Buddy Lee , Wrestling, 1992

Dannette Leininger , Team Handb all, 1988, '92, '96

Steve Lundquist , Swimming, 1980, '84

Shirley Meadows , A thletics, 1960

Edwin Moses , A thletics, 1976, '8 0, '84, '88

Lauren ce Mosely , Sho o ting, 1960

Phil Mulkey , A thletics, 1960

Pat Neder , Team Handba ll, 1992, '96

Thanh Nguyen , Weightlifting, 1996

Steve Penn , Team Handball, 1996

Martha Hudson Pennyman , Ahtletics, 1960

Matt Ryan , Team Handball, 1996

Rochelle Stevens , Athleti cs, 1992, '96

Erika Von Helland , Badminton, 1992, '96

Rhoshii Wells , B oxing, 1996

Leo White , Judo, 1984, '92

Georgianna Buford of Huber Heights , Ohio, mother of Tonja Buford-Bailey, receives the USOC's annual Rings of Gold award as the "Person of the Year".

(L -R) Mary Ellen Clarke and Dick Schaap (ABC/ ESPN)

(L- R) Dr. LeRoy Walke,; Pres ident Emeritus, United States Olympic Com mittee and Olympians Rochelle Stevens and Bob Beamon .

(L-R) Dick Schaap and Justin Huish .

Robert William enton (soccer, 1936) diea on August 12, 1997 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Taylor Drysdale (swimming, 1936) died on February 6, 1997 in Orlando, Florida.

Donald Laz (athletics, 1952) passed away on February 21, 1996. Don was best known as the first collegiate to vault 15 feet and the first athlete to vault 15 feet in Europe

George A. Mattson (rowing, 1932) passed away on November 15 , 1997 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania at the age of 88 years.

Roaney ilburn, r. (athletics , I 972) was tragically killed in an industrial accident in Baton Rouge , Louisiana on November 11 , I 997. He was 47 years of age. Rodney won the gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles in the 1972 Munich Games with a worldrecord time of 13.24 seconds. A memorial fund has been established by the Milburn family. Contributions may be made to the Rodney Milburn Memorial Fund, c/o Mayor Mike Thibodeaux City of Opelousas , P.O. Box 712, Opelousas , LA 70570, Account #13600-335170.

Margaret Ambrosia ( diving , I 940-canceled because of World War II) donated to the city of Lakeland, Florida the Olympic torch she carried for several blocks in Tampa on its way to Atlanta for the 1996 Games. The torch is on display at a local pool, which is part of the city's recreation center. Margaret hopes to inspire future athletes, especially swimmers and divers

Joseph M. Corso (wrestling, 1976) has served as manager for the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club since 1984.

Anne Warner Cribbs (swimming , 1960), co-founder of the American Basketball League (ABL) , has just completed her second season.

Willie Davenport (athletics, 1964, '68, '72 , '76)(bobsled , 1980) delivered the keynote speech at the Veteran's Day Celebration at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts on November 11, 1997. Davenport a long with Olympians Lucinda Williams Adams (ath letics, 1956 , ' 60) and Norm Tate (athletics, 1968) demonstrated coaching and performing techniques in the triple jump, hurdles, and track to 150 children, their coaches, and 26 college student volunteers at a clinic also held at Springfield College on November 10, 1997.

Stanley C. Fail (speedskating, 1964) won the 1997 Pacific Northwest Amateur Golf Tournament for those over 60 in Bend , Oregon. This was the Fall Classic at Turlock Golf and Country Club.

Jeff Farrell (swimming , 1960) was named the Outstanding Swimmer in the Southern Pacific Masters Area and one of the top ten swimmers in the United States in 1997. Competing in the short course nationals in Seattle, Washington, Jeff won six events and set national records in each event. In adclition , he competed in several meets during the summer and fall, 1997 and set four world records and four national records.

Linda Jean French (badminton, 1992, ' 96) took the oath of admission to the Colorado Bar on February 3, 1998.

Alice Jean Hodge (athletic s, 1936) and her husband , Russell V. , celebrated their 60 t h wedding anniversary on October 14 , 1997. They are the parents of Olympian Decathlete and U.S. Olympians Officer, Russell Hodge (athletics, I 964) Alice and Russ are the only mother and son Olympians in Ath letics.

William Hougland (basketball , 1952, '56) is planning a rew1ion of University of Kansas basketball team members of the 1952 Olympic team.

Debbie Lee Stark-Hill (gymnastics , 1972) graduated from Weber State University in Elementary Education on December 6, 1997. Debbie cmTently teaches third grade in Heber City, Utah.

Peggy Fleming-Jenkins (figure skating, 1964 , '68) was the star of the USOC's 12th Annual Holiday Light Celebrations on November 21, 1997 at the Embarcadero Center Ice Rink in San Francisco. Also appearing with Peggy for the celebration was Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skating , 1992)

George e 111 Roth (gymnast ics, 1932) passed away at the age of 86 on October 31 , 1997. George was a gold medal gymnast with the Indian Clubs.

Herman Ray Stokes (athletics, 1960) passed away on January 25 , 1997 at the age of 64. Herman speciali zed in the triple jump and was voted an All-American in football while attending Compton Community College.

Alfred L. Vincelette, Jr. (skiing , 1960) passed away at the age of 61 on January 1997 as a result ofa skiing accident in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Lawrence J. Klecatsky (rowing , 197 6) won two gold medals in each single and double sculls event in the 1997 FISA Master ' s World Championships in Adelaide, Australia.

Ray Lumpp (basketball , 1948) and his wife , Anne , celebrated their golden wedcling anniversary with a world yacht cruise from New York City. Ray bas been serving as Athletic Director of the New York Athletic Club since 1959. He was honored at the Jesse Owens International Trophy Awards Dinner on February 25, 1998 with 61 Olympians who participated in the 1948 Games.

Jeff Madrigali (yachting , 1996) is working with America True Co-Ed Group to sail for the America's Cup in New Zealand in 1999 and has formed a new team to try for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in the yachting-so ling class.

Henry D. Marsh (athletics , 1976 , '80 , '84 , '88) announced the national release of his book, The Breakthrough Factor-Creating a Life of Value for Success and Happiness, on November 4 , 1997

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Lea Ann Miller (figure skating, 1984) worked as a choreographer for the U.S. pair skaters and for Japanese men's champion, Takeshi Honda, while working for the CBS television network in Nagano, Japan

Madeline Manning Mims (athletics, 1968, '72 , '76 , '80) served as an Olympic Chaplain for the 1988 , '92 and ' 96 Olympic Games. Madeline also serves as a motivational speaker and contemporary gospel music recording artist in the Sports Team Missions, which works for a team of youth and high profile athletes

James Allen Moulton (rowing, 1992) was named President and CEO of the Greater Boston Rehabilitation Services , Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts in November, 1996 James was an OJOP athlete/employee for Rehabilitation Services for six years.

Lyle Barber Nelson (biathlon , 1976, ' 80 , '84, '88) and co-author Thorn Bacon are proud to announce their new book, Spirit of Champions. The book presents 30 worldclass athletes who, by integrating mind, body and spirit, have raised personal excellence to its highest level. To p lace an order, please call BookPartners at 1-800895- 7323 or fax to 503-682-8684.

John M. Nonna (fencing , 1972, '80) celebrated his first anniversary as mayor of Pleasantville, New York in March, 1998.

Charles Franklin Ogletree, III, (yachting, 1996) has qualified to represent the U S. in the 1998 pre-Olympic regatta in Sydney, Australia in September.

Mary A. O'Neill (fencing, 1988, '92) will complete her residency and fellowship in diagnostic radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in June, 1998. Mary has been appointed to a permanent position as a physician for abdominal radiology at the hospital starting in July, 1998.

Gardner A. Cadwalader (rowing, 1968) was inducted into the University of Pennsylvania's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.

Nancy Lieberman-Cline (basketball, 1976) was recently elected president of the Women's Sports Foundation as well as being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame May 6, 1996

Gary W. Hall (swimming, 1968, '72, '76) , surgeon/ophthalmologist, recently received the 1998 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.

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Jimmy A . Pedro (judo , 1992, '96) became the first American ever to win the gold medal in the Matsutaro Shoriki Cup in Japan on January 11, 1998.

David Reid (boxing, 1996) presented a check for $3,000 to the "Weed and Seed Program", for young boxers in Denver, Colorado on November 10, 1997. David made the donation after hearing of the program ' s possible termination

Dave Romansky (athletics, 1968) won the 1997 Master Race Walker of the Year Award and several national championships.

Jim R. Ryun (athletics , 1964, '68 , ' 72) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996 representing the Second District of Kansas

Seven Olympians, Jill Savery (synchronized swimming, 1996) Tommy Kono (weightlifting, 1952, '56, '60)BonnieBlair (speedskating , 1984, '88 , '92, '94) Karlos Kirby (bobsled, 1992, ' 94) Laura Ryan (team handball, 1988, '92 , ' 96) Bruce Wilhelm (weightlifting, 1976) andRichelle Reichsfeld (speedskiing , 1992), served as the U.S. Olympic Committee Team Processing staff in Osaka, Japan

Terry A. Schroeder, D. C. (water polo, 1980, '84, ' 88, '92) was appointed coach for the water polo team at Pepperdine University. The Waves won their first ever NCAA Championship for water polo in schoo l history. Terry was named NCAA's Coach of the Year.

Frank Spellman (weightlifting, 1948) broke the national record in the bench press and squat, 215 and275 pounds respectively for the age and weight group ofl65 pounds on his 75 th birthday, September 17 , 1997.

Jim C. Spivey (athletics , 1984, ' 92, '96) has been appointed the head coach of the men's and women's cross-country/track and field teams at the University of Chicago in August, 1997.

Carol "Penny" Taylor (swimming, 1948) completed her position as chef de mission for 200 athletes and staff of U S. Aquatic Sports (swimming, diving , water polo, synchronized swimming, open water) participating in the VIII World Championships in Perth , Australia on January 7-18.

James H. Trapp (athletics, 1992) is currently playing for the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL).

Greg Weiss (gymnastics , 1964) is celebrating his family's achievements. Greg participated in the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo , Japan. Thirty-four years later, his son , Michael Weiss (figure skating , 1998), competed in figure skating men's singles event in the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

Erica Lynn Wheeler (athletics, 1996) is ranked No. I in the United States having the fifth all-time farthest throw in the nation of 206 feet. She was also listed as one of the team members for the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece.

Jim Wooley (judo , 1972, '76) developed a multidisciplinary non-surgical disc herniation treatment that is being presented at the Third World Congress on Lower Back Pain in Vienna, Austria in November of 1998.

Cynthia Potter (diving , 1972 , '76, '80), network television announcer/coach, also recieved the 1998 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.

Donald DeWayne Harper (diving, 1956) has been selected to be inducted into the 1997 International Swimming Hall ofF ame as an "Honor Diver" in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 9, 1998. The award has been recognized for all aquatic disciplines in the world since the 1968 Olympic Games.

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Colorado has selected five Olympians as its Athletic Hall ofFame inductees in January, 1998. The Olympians included are Peggy Fleming-Jenkins (figure skating, 1964, '68), Hayes Alan Jenkins (figure skating, 1952, '56), David Jenkins (figure skating, 1956, '60) , Andy Gambucci (ice hockey, 1952), and Roy /kola (ice hockey, 1948). The Hall of Fame was established in 1995

Allen Johnson (athletics , 1996) and Marion Jones (athletics) , who won two gold medals each at the World Outdoor Cham

pionships , August 1-10, 1997, were awarded the Jesse Owens Award on December 5, 1997

Stacy R. Johnson (fencing , 1980) was named to the San Antonio Women ' s Hall of Fame (fall 1997). Stacy is also the founder of the San Antonio's "Dreams for Youth" program, which has been recognized as an outstanding program, introducing children to six different Olympic sports As a result of the program, San Antonio was named a Community Olympic Development City.

Pete Sampras (tennis,1992), Tara Lipinski (figure skating, 1998) , and the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (soccer, 1996) were honored as the U.S. Olympic Committee's SportsMan , SportsWoman , and Team of the Year on April 4, 1998 at the Portland Hilton and Towers in Portland, Oregon

Frank Mas/em (luge, 1980 , '84, '88) was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1997

Billy Mills (athletics , 1964) received the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame award in Boise, Idaho on December 27, 1997. As a spokesperson for Running Strong for American Indian Youth, Billy was awarded for his contribution to spreading his message of inspiration and opportunity for Indian youth based on dignity,

Yari Allnutt (soccer, 1992) and Julie were manied February 14 , 1998.

Frankie Andreu (cycling , 1988 , '96) and Betsy were manied December 31, 1996.

Arthur J. Blake (athletics 1988, '92) and Marie were manied August 17 , 1996.

Gregory J. Boester (skiing , 1994) will be marrying Marian F. H. Wright on June 6, 1998 Gregory has recently received his MBA degree from the University of Pennsylvania and joined Lehman Brothers as an associate in New York City

Glen Brand (wrestling, 1948) and Ruth were manied December 7, 1997.

Mary Harvey-Capobianco (soccer, 1996) and Renato Capobianco were manied on May 4 , 1996 Mary will receive her MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA in

June, 1998.

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William Nelson (wrestling, 1948) was inducted into the University ofArizona ' s Hall of Fame in September, 1997 making this his 10th Hall of Fame induction.

Marilyn McReavy Nolen (volleyball , 1968) was inducted into the 1996 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame as the All -Time Great Coach.

Mamie Rallins (athletics , 1968 , '72) was hired a s women ' s head cross-country track and field coach for Hampton University in Virginia. Mamie has also been appointed Senior Woman Administrator for the university.

Lindy Remigino (athletics, 1952) was one of several Olympians inducted into the New York City 168 th Street Armory Hall of Fame, December 21, 1996 Lindy has been invited to serve on the board of directors for the Connecticut Hall of Fame beginning September 1, 1997. Lindy was also one of several Olympians sculpted by Dan Edwards for the Centennial Olympics Their busts were displayed at the NYAC January-February, 1998.

Chainey Umphrey (gymnastics , 1996) was inducted into the University of New Mexico's Hall of Fame this year

Norbert A. Schemansky (weightlifting , 1948 , '52, ' 60 , ' 64) was inducted into the Weightlifting Hall of Fame in November, 1997 at the Men's and Women ' s Weightlifting World Championship in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The city of Dearborn , Michigan honored Norbert by naming a park after him during 1996 Olympic Games

Robert Allen Dickey (baseball , 1996) and Anne were manied on December 13, 1997.

Audun Endestad (skiing , 1984) and Sally Zack (cycling, 1988, '92) were married June 8, 1996 and welcomed the birth of their firstdaughter,AnjaJane, on March I, 1998 Audun and Sally are co-owners of Alaska Heartland Adventures , which guides skiers , hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts in Fairbanks , Alaska

Bill Green (athletics, 1984) and Julie were married August 23, 1997

Whitney Hedgepeth (swimming , 1988, '96) and Mark Luther were married August 16, 1997.

Joseph Bennett Jacobi (canoe/kayak , 1992) and Lisa Riblet (1996 Olympic team leader for canoe/ kayak) were married in Benton, Tennessee on October 10 , 1997.

Joann Sevin-Johnston (shooting, 1996) married Paul David John ston on May 2,

1997. She had just competed in the 1997 Championship of Americas.

Craig Ross Kressler (speedskating , 1980) and Helen were married June 14, 1996.

ToddMarchant(ice hockey, 1994), current member of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League , and Caroline were married on July 5, 1997.

Timothy McCrossen (bobsled , 1994) and Lekah were manied in September, 1996.

Melisa Ann Moses (diving , 1996) will be marrying Scott Hyams on May 16, 1998.

Jeffrey Pfaendtner (rowing , 1996) and Kathleen were married on November 8, 199 7.

Michael A. Powell (athletics , 1988 , '92 , ' 96) and Casie were married on September 30, 1997.

Wes Santee (athletics, 1952) and Marilyn were married on February 14 , 1996

Jason Scott (rowing, 1996) and Kimberly were married on June 21 , 1997.

Suzanne Semanick (figure skating, 1988) and Maynard Schurman, III were manied on April 26, 1997.

Dean Smith (athletics, 1952) and Debby were married on October 26 , 1996. Dean will receive the Golden Boot Award on August 15, 1998.

Miha t 1Jagiu (gymnastics, 1996} anclnis wife, Kris, gave birth to their second daughter, Mia, on October 21 , 1997

Greg Allen Baker (taekwondo, 1988) and his wife, Tonja, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Ambyr Nikole , on January 15, 1997.

Neil Chris Barlow (canoe/kayak, 1992) and his wife , Gerry, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Samantha June, on June 13, 1997. Chris ctmently coaches a Junior Olympic Kayak team in Chula Vista , California.

Arthur J. Blake (athletics, 1988 , '92) and his wife, Marie, welcomed the birth of their son , Aaron , on September 9, 1997

Thomas Nelson Brands (wrestlin g, 1996) and his wife , Jennifer, welcomed their daughter, Madigan JB , born on September 10, 1997.

Kevin John Brachman (skiing , 1984, ' 88) and his wife , Marta , welcomed the birth of their daughter, Siri, on May 3, 1997 Kevin has been named as 1997 Coach of the Year for the U.S. Ski Team, 199 8 Junior Olympic team bead coach, and 1998 Olympic team coach.

W. Douglas Burden (rowing , 1988 , ' 92, '96) and his wife, Eliza, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Abi g ail Van Vleck, on September 2, 1997. He also completed his MBA program in Barcelona, Spain and landed a position with an investment and trust management group in Boston.

Kevin Lobdell Burnham (yachting, 1992, ' 96) and his wife, Barbara, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Kyla O'Malley, on October 7, 1997.

John Callahan (skiing , 1992) and his wife, Kathleen, are the proud parents of triplets,

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Joan Marie Miller Smith (biathlon , 1992, '94) and Allan were married on August 17, 1996. Allan will serve as staff for the 1998 Biathlon Olympic Team in Nagano

Connie Teaberry (athletics, I 996) and DeMarcus Lindsay married March 6, 1996.

Mark Wells Williams (assistant coach of gymnastics , 1996) and Susan will be marrying on May 23 , 1998.

Randy L. Williams (athletics , 1972, ' 76 , ' 80) will marry Janice on May 9, 1998.

Jeffrey Wintersteen (skiing , 1992) and Loran were married on September 20, 1997

AJ Wood (soccer, 1996) and Kimberly were married on January 18, 1997.

Eric Wunderlich (swimming, 1996) and Ann Grossman, a professional tennis player, were married November 15, 1997.

Ken Chertow (w restling , 1988) and his wife, Laurie, welcomed their s on, Alexander, born on December 29, 1997. Ken published Commitment to Excellence in 1992 and just sold his I 0,000 th copy.

Kitty Carruthers-Conrad (figure skating, 1980, '84) and her husband , Brett, are celebrating the birth of their son Kyle Richard born on August 12, 1997.

Robert J. Ctvrtlik (volleyball, 1988, ' 92 , ' 96) and his wife, Co sette, announce the birth of a new son , Matthew Dav id on November 9, 1997.

Andrea Hayes Dickson (swimming, 1988) and her husband , Kent, welcomed their daughter Hannah Lynn born on November 26, 1997.

Janis Lynn (Hape) Dowd (swimming , 1976) and her husband , Frank, IV, are the proud parents of twins, Diana Worth and Sally Carson who were born on July 8, 1997

Julie K. Ovenhouse-Farrell (diving , I 992) and her husband, Todd, welcomed their daughters, Haley and Taylor, born on February 1, 1996 and July 29, 1997.

Joy Biefeld Fawcett (soccer, 1996) and her husband gave birth to their daughter, Carli Jean , on May 21 , 1997

William Forrester, Jr. (swimming, 1976, ' 80) and his wife , Mary Ann, gave birth to their daughter Lindsey Amanda, August 20, 1997.

Bruce Furniss (swimming, 1976) and his wife , Sharon, are the proud parents of twins, Troy Timothy Salem and Brooke Marie Meier, born on December I 8, 1997

James Gabarra soccer, 1988) and wife Carin Gabarra (soccer, 1996) gave birth to their son , Tyler Andrew, July 28 , 1997.

David Gleeson (rowing , 1992) and wife , Lynn, gave birth to daughter, Paige Kiyoko Kathleen , on D ecember 3, 1996.

Abbi Fisher-Gould (skiing , 1976, '80) and her husband, Frank, welcomed their second son, Trenor, on March 10 , 1997.

Michael Heath (swimming, 1984) and his wife, She1Ti, gave birth to their son, Grady William, on May 6, 1997.

Kevin Jackson (wrestling, 1992) and his wife , Robin , welcomed their daughter, Bailee Ann , on March 14, 1996

Bryan Alan Jacob (weightlifting , 1992 , '96) and his wife , Beth, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Isabelle Faith, on December 18, 1997.

Bruce Jenner (athletics , 1972, '76) and his wife, Kris, welcomed the birth of their second daughter, Kylie , on August 10 , 1997 , joining Kendall , born on November 3, 1995.

Scott A. Keswick (gymnastics , 1992) welcomed the birth of his son, Jacob Ryan, on January 29 , 1998.

Becky Dyroen-Lancer (synchroni z ed swimming , 1996) and her husband, Kevin, will welcome their child scheduled to be born on September 28 , 1998. The parents plan to name the baby, Dyroen , Becky's maiden name , regardless of the baby's gender Be cky recently completed her undergraduate studies at California State University, Irvine , majoring in Studio Arts.

Cliff Mannon (team handball, 1996) and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their second child , Madison Anne , on February 17, 1997.

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Angel Martino (swimming, 1992, '96) and her husband, Mike, welcome d the birth of their son, Michael Campion, on May 21, 1997.

Mary Catherine Mazzio (rowing , 19 92) and her husband, Jay Manson (a member of th e 1989, '90, '9 1 and '92 U.S Wor ld Championships rowing team), welcomed the birth of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, born on February I, 19 98.

Mike McCarthy (cycling 1988, '96) and his wife, Myriam, welcomed their dau ghter, Emma N oel, on April 22, 1997.

Marty McCormick (canoe/kayak, 1992) and his wife, Rochelle, welcomed their dau ghter , Annemarie Martha , born on March 21, 1997

Tamara Price McKinney (skiing, 1980, ' 84 , '88) and Alex Robert Eng li sh , who are planning to get married in June, 1998 , welcomed the birth of their daughter, Francesca E li zabeth, on August 23, 1997 Tamara bas been a spokesperson for the Jimmie //euga (skiing , 196 4, ' 68) Ski Express Company since 1990.

Gene Mills (wrestling, 1980) and his wife, Gretchen, welcomed the birth of their son , Gene Michael, on Nov emb er 24, 1996. Gene has recently completed hi s master's degree in ph ys ica l education from Syracuse University and received a teaching credential. He also owns and operates Pinzwin wrestling camps

Kelly Rickon Mitchell (rowing, 1984) and her husband , Jerry, welcomed their son, Jacob Jennings, on October 13, 1997.

Kenneth A. Morrow (ice hockey , 1980) and hi s wife, Barbara, welcomed the birth of th eir son , Evan Michael, on September 3, 1997.

Douglas Peterson (ski in g, 1976 , ' 80) and his wife, Wendy, gave birth to da ughte r, Kathryn Rice Punahele, on April 3, 1997

Peter D. Pfitzinger (athletics, 1984 , '88) and his wife welcomed their dau ghter, Katrina, born on December 19, 1997 In January, 1998 , Peter was appointed as a manager of the Unisports Center for Sports Performance in Auckland, New Zea land he lping prep are New Zealand athletes for the 2000 Olympic Games.

Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson (rowing, 1988 , '92) and her husba nd, Gregory, we lc omed the birth of their son , Brandon E ., on January 2, 1997.

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Mary Meagher Plant (swimming, 1980, ' 84, ' 88) and her husband, Michael, gave birth to their son, Andrew Richard , on November 17, 1997.

Michelle M. Rohl (athletics , 1992, '96) and her husband, Michael, are the proud parents of their daughter, Ayla Frances, born August 25 , 1997.

Ron Rossi (lu ge , 1984) an d wife Susan Veltman Rossi (Canadian luge team, 1984) gave birth to their son, Scott Skyler, on January 26, 19 97

Liane Lissa Sato (volleyball , 1988, '92) and Michael Ruff welcomed the birth of their daughter, Blossom Elise , on September 16, 1997

Bob Seagren (ath letics, 1968, '72) an d hi s wife, Peggy, welcomed twins, Mika (boy) and McKenzie (girl), born on Jul y 13 , 1997.

Christopher SL John Smith (volleyball , 1996) and his wife , Patty, welcomed their son, Stanton Robinson , born on February 19, 1997 Christopher , better known as "Sinj in" , serves as th e president of the FIVB World Beach Council.

Jonathan (rowing , 1984 , '88 , '92) and Tracy (rowing, 1992) Smith welcomed the birth of their so n , Jonathan Warren, on December 15 , 1997.

R. Scott Steele (yachting , 1984) and his wife, Gretchen, gave birth to their daughter, Caroline Elizabeth, on September 11, 1997.

Scott Stoll (bob sled , 1994) and his wife, Kristin, welcomed th eir first son, Dawson Scott, on February 26 , 1998.

Joe Story (team handball , 1984, '88) and wife, Heidi, gave birth to their daughter, Ce lia Lauren, on August 5, 19 97.

Connie Teaberry (ath letics , 1996) and her husband, DeM arc u s Lindsay, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Kameron Marqu is Lindsay, on March 6, 1997. Connie has be en coach in g th e Ari zona State University Track and Field te am since December 15, 1997.

Amber Marie Cnossen Welry (athletics, 1992) and her husband, Frank, welcomed their daughter, Ariaan Redd, born on January 19, 199 8.

Christopher W. T. Woo (swimming , 1976) and his wife, Tamara, we lcomed the birth of their son , Zachary, on January 8, 1996.

The Olympians

Poem by Alan Cook

They are the gods and goddesses of today, Descended from the Olympians of Greece.

From every land on Earth they come to play; Though there be wars and strife they come in peace .

They meet to test their skills in many a sport; Their bodies , tuned pianos , are perfection . With poise and graceful rhythm they cavort; To all the struggling world they give direction.

Through years of training, physical and mental, They work with love and hope and discipline. Though strong as lions, with children they are gentle; Their smiles when they compete are genuine.

They jump and vault and shoot and swim and throw; They somersault and run and skate and ski.

They give their all to win and yet they know It is the game that counts, not victory.

Our souls cry out for h eroes , let us follow; From chains of hate the imprisoned seek release .

Each deity, Athena or Apollo , Will lead us to a world of love and peace.

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Sandra Baldwin

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Herman Frazie r

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Earl Young (athletics , 1960)

3rd VI CE PRESIDENT/C ORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Willie D. Davenport (b obs led, 1980) (athletics, 1964, '68, '72 , '76)

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