Spring 2000 | The Legacy

Letter from John Naber

U.S. Olympians President

A swim coach recently told about his visit to Sydney for the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships last summer. He described how he went to fill the tank of his rental car when the attendant pumping the gas noticed the USA Swimming logo on his shirt.

"What happened in the pool today, mate?" asked the boy.

"Well, the Australians went a 7:03 + in the relay," replied the coach.

"Wow," said the kid, "that's over seven and one half seconds better than the old record, isn 't it?" smiled the lad

How many of us could demonstrate such intimate familiarity with an Olympic event? Outside of my sport, I certainly couldn't. For that it takes research, resources and a great desire.

I think it's a good sign that the Aussies are preparing themselves for what is about to happen in Australia. By the festive display over Sydney's Harbor Bridge during the Millennium Celebration, I can only imagine how wonderful the party will be in September. Not only will the facilities be first rate, but the people throughout the land have already shown themselves ready to enjoy the Olympic Games. Ticket requests outnumber tickets, and the residents around the venues are already showing a depth of understanding of Olympic competition that has rarely been seen before.

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U.S. Olympians Meet with Blake and Hybl

On April 14, at the recent USOC Board of Directors meeting in Boston, representatives of the U.S. Olympians (including John Naber, Barry King, Cindy Stinger and Ollan Cassell) enjoyed a private audience with the President of the USOC, Bill Hybl, and the new CEO/Secretary General, Norm Blake. Though the meeting was brief, we were able to share the many Olympic Alumni programs that are operated out of the Alumni office. Ollan Cassell then shared some of our future plans with the USOC leadership including the reactivation of the Olympian Hospitality Center in Salt Lake City, the possibility of an Annual Olympic Alumni fundraising event, and an ongoing commission to explore ways to involve the Alumni in more USOC activities.

We were reassured of the USOC's support in a couple of significant areas The USOC Constitution will soon be amended to allow representatives of the Alumni Association a vote on the Board of Directors. Norm Blake also added that the USOC should do more to honor its Olympians and to involve them more frequently in grassroots local sports development programs He also assured us of easy access to his office whenever future events warrant.

As Ed Burke (three-time Olympian hammer thrower and 1984 U.S. Olympic Delegation Flag bearer) told us, "It has never been a better time" for the Olympians.

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali, Olympic light heavyweight champion at the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960 and several times heavyweight world champion, lit the Olympic flame for the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Centennial Games, in Atlanta in 1996. The most famous boxer of all time.

Lewis

Carl Lewis, nine-time Olympic champion. Four -gold medals winner at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles in 1984 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, long jump), two-gold med-

als winner at the Games of the XXIV = Olympiad in Seoul in 1988 (100m, long jump), and silver medalist in the 200m, two-gold medals winner at the Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona in 1992 (4x100m, long jump), and Olympic long jump champion at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Centennial Games, in Atlanta in 1996.

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan, two-time Olympic champion at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles in 1984 and the Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona in 1992 with the American "Dream Team".

Mark Spitz

Mark Spitz, nine-time Olympic champion, two-gold medals winner at the Games of the XIX Olympiad in Mexico City in 1968 (4x100m freestyle relay and 4x200m freestyle relay), silver medalist in the 100m butterfly and bronze medalist in the 100m freestyle. Seven-gold medals winner at the Games of the XX Olympiad in Munich in 1972 (100 and 200m freestyle, 100 and 200m butterfly, 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relay, 4x100m medley).

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Fulfills a Childhood Dream in East St. Louis

By Christina Procter

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ertains the crowd during the ribbon cutting

Jackie poses after the ribbon cutting ceremony with long time friends Gail Devers (L) and Valerie Brisco (RJ.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Boys & Girls Club Ribbon Cutting Ceremony March 1, 2000:

to R: Jessie White, IL Sec. of State, Lincoln D. Ellis, Executive Director for the JJK Boys & Girls Club, Robert Kersee, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Rev. Norman Owens, and Nino Fennoy.)

One of the most storied athletes in Olympic History was honored recently wher, the United States Olympic Committee, in conjunction with the Native American Sports Council, hosted a Tribute to Jim Thorpe. Thorpe's grandsons, John Adler and Mike Koehler, were on hand to present a replica of the second of their grandfather's two gold medals to the United States Olympic Committee for display in the USOC Hall of Fame, which is located at the U.S. Olympic Complex Visitors Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A bronze sculpture of Thorpe, crafted by renowned artist Andrew M. Lester, was also unveiled. Guest speakers for the tribute included 1964 Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills.

Andrew M. Leste1; Americana Sculptor/ Poe~ left explains the process used to create the bronze of Jim Thorpe

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~oach 11 ... he's the embodiment of the Olympics, the American Flag and homemade apple pie - all rolled into one dynamic package!

By ELLIOTT DENMAN (athletics, 1956)

North Dakota's traditionally brutal winters were at their worst. And so, without a proper indoor track facility to train in, Frederick "Fritz" Pollard Jr. and his University of North Dakota teammates in the mid 1930s neede6 to be inventive if they were to remain competitive.

What's an Olympic candidate, along with his college buddies, to do when every inch of open space in the Grand Forks area was blanketed in deep snow? Well, there were always those box cars, you see.

Sure enough, soon enough, Pollard and his pals were clambering to the snowless tops of whatever rolling stock happened to be in town, and that's where they wound up doing their wind sprints.

"But, Mr. Pollard, wasn't that dangerous? I know there's a pretty wide gap between those box cars. Wouldn't you have been hurt pretty bad if you fell? Weren't you scared?" he was asked by a young admirer many years later. "Hell no," he responded. "I wouldn't be here today telling you about it if I'd been scared. I never even thought about it."

He was to be a fearless athlete through his entire career, one that got him as far as the bronze medal spot on the

podium at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

No such desperation measures, of course, are asked of today's Olympic candidates. Most college campuses in the northern sectors of the nationNorth Dakota's included - now have some form of fieldhouse or gymnasium in which to duck in from the cold, wind or rain.

Then again, the rigors of winter training must have contributed to the molding of Fred Pollard Jr. into the brilliant athlete who'd star in football and boxing for North Dakota teams and reach his greatest heights in track and field's 110-meter high hurdles.

The wind sprinter atop those box cars would evolve into the spectacular hurdler who'd overcome a severe leg injury to take the bronze medal behind triumphant teammate Forest

Towns, who had equaled his own world record of 14.1 seconds in winning his semifinal, won the gold medal race in 14.2, with Finlay second, Pollard third and Hakan Lidman of Sweden fourth, all three Towns-trailers clocked in 14.4.Pollard, who marked his ss th birthday on Feb. 18 at his home in North Bethesda, MD. remains a staunch friend of the Olympic movement and a big fan of America's latter-day Olympians.

In a visit to the 1996 Atlanta Games, he met with such stars as Michael Johnson, Gail Devers and Kenny Harrison. The admiration would flow in both directions.

As Pollard applauded Johnson for his 200 and 400-meter feats, Devers for her sprint and hurdles records and

"Spec" Towns of Georgia and runnerup Donald Finlay of Great Britain at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

honors, and Harrison for his great triple jumping, they would cheer his Olympic deeds of six decades earlier, as well as his lifetime achievements in athletics, the military, the ongoing fight for civil rights, and his years of fund-raising efforts for the causes of abused and homeless children and Vietnam veterans. Major achievements, though, are nothing new to the Pollard family.

His father, Frederick "Fritz" Pollard Sr., was a brilliant All-America football player at Brown University in 1916 (as the first African-American player to be so honored), led Brown to the Rose Bowl, then made his mark in the pioneer days of the National Football League.

If World War I hadn't erased the 1916 Games, some said that Pollard Sr. would have been an Olympic candidate in the high hurdles.

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Battling his way through the layers of rampant discrimination which then marked both college and pro sports in this nation, Pollard Sr. would become the NFL's first AfricanAmerican head coach and in 1954 was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame. ,,-.,__

Battling his way through the layers of rampant discrimination which then marked both college and pro sports in this nation, Pollard Sr. would become the NFL's first African-American head coach and in 1954 was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

An uncle, Leslie Pollard, had been a college football star at Dartmouth and went on to coach the Lincoln, PA University football team and serve as first secretary of The Urban League. Another uncle, Luther Pollard, became the first African-American producer of comedy films and the first AfricanAmerican to win an Emmy Award. An aunt, Willie Naomi Pollard, was revered as a teacher in schools in Oklahoma and Ohio.

With the help of Rosemary Campbell - herself an outstanding athlete as a champion bodybuilder - Fred Pollard Jr. has made an outstanding comeback in recent years.

He'd served as an Army captain in World War II and spent years working as the State Department's director of equal opportunity. As senior advisor to the director of the State Department's Overseas Schools Bureau helped developing nations around the globe set up athletic and physical education programs.

As the years took their inevitable toll, however, his spirits had sagged and he suffered bouts of depression. But thanks to Ms. Campbell's friendship and respect, he took a renewed interest in life and its many challenges through his early 80s. Often, they're called "The Orphan and the Olympian." But, most frequently, they're recognized as "The Coach and the Kid." "I

was orphaned at birth and raised in an abusive foster home environment," she explains.

Once free of that situation, though, she blossomed into a proud, successful woman athlete. Channeling the anger and deep wounds endured through her childhood in a positive direction. She strengthened herself mentally and physically and forged a career as one of the most successful of steroidfree bodybuilders.

Taking such titles as Ms. Southern States, Ms. Tidewater, Miss Hawaiian Tropic and Miss Eastern USA Masters,

she's used those platforms to tour the nation, give seminars on exercise and fitness, gain recognition as one of the nation's premier personal trainers, be interviewed on numerous TV and radio programs, and serve on the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Her pain-filled childhood has served as major motivation for all that she's done in later life.

"I can remember being placed in a totally dark room for hours, then being dared to cry when I was removed," she said. My abusive 'mother' had a habit

of hitting me with her knuckles, usually on the tops of my hands. She pinned me in a corner and hit me with a broomstick. I remember being slapped in the mouth with her open hand until my teeth ached."

Another time, she was threatened with a hot iron. And, almost always, she was forced to provide all the daily care for the other foster children her "mother' was being paid to care for. It was virtual child slave labor.

It's no wonder, then, that Rosemary Campbell is now such an ardent spokesperson in the fight against child abuse. With the Olympian at her side, they've been mighty battlers for the ca use of children's rights.

"I don't know how much we've raised (for anti-abuse agencies) but it's at least $300,000 or $400,000," she says. "The checks keep coming in.

"When people see us coming (seeking contributions)," she jokes, "they say 'look out, here comes trouble.' To many, they seem an "odd couple;' she a blonde caucasian in her 40s, he an octogenarian African-American. But it's been a winning partnership from the beginning. "He now has a daughter and I have the father I'd never had; It's been magic," she says.

They are living, breathing inspiration at each of their appearances. As Kath leen Kennedy Townsend, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, put it in a letter to them last year, "for many years, you have been active ambassadors of goodwill. You are respected role models in the community, on the track, and around the world. Through athletics, you teach the importance and benefits of individual achievement, as well as teamwork, while developing skills that will enable continued growth in our ever-changing world. "You are truly making a difference. Your shining example has touched many

lives, and yo u r legacy and history will endure fo r many yea r s to come."

Fred Pollard Jr 's athletic legacy is already in scribed in the annals of Ame rican sport. A devastating running back - like his father - he was a virtually unstoppable ballcarrie r who earned All-North Central Conference three straight years and was later named to North Dakota's all-t i me football team. In track , he was an important member of the 1936 Olympic team that helped make a mockery of Adolf Hitler's perverted theories of racial superio rity.

More than that, he was an ardent spokesman for the injustices of the day, and specifically those that conspired to keep teammates Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller, Jewish members of the '36 Olympic team, out of the 400-meter relay lineup

Before his visit to the ' 96 Atlanta Games, Pollard wrote out a message to " current and future Olympians." He urged them to "remember my favorite quote from my dear fr iend, Jesse Owens," to "take pain, turn it into passion, and let it harness you "It's better to go down in exhaustion than to go down in submission." He reminded '96 team members that "you have ad v antages we never had in 1936, such as much better coaching, good nutrition and scientific training methods. "Take advantage! Use those tools to surpass what we did. Jesse and I will always be there in spirit and love." How cou ld any Olympic fan not love this message?

The United States Olympic Committee's Olympic Alumni Relations office and the Colorado Springs Girl Scouts of the USA/ Wagon Wheel Council hosted a National Girls and Women in Sports Day "Fanning the Flame" program on Wednesday, Feb~;;;;;• ruary 9, 2000 at the U.S. Olympic Complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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•,_ This year's program featured the presentation of the Flo Hyman Youth Award to a local female athlete; a motivational talk by guest speaker Laurel Brassey Iverson, a 1980 and 1988 Olympian and teammate of Flo Hyman; a presentation on sports careers presented by Martha Ludwig, Ph.D, of the USOC Sports Science and Technology Division, and Leslie Klein, a 1980 and 1984 Olympic canoe/kayaker; and information on health issues relevant to girls presented by Judy Nelson, USOC nutrition coordinator. Lynn Zinser, a columist for the Colorado Springs Gazette newspaper and a veteran sportswriter, also shared her experiences as a female in the world of sports. After the lecture series, the girls were able to participate in sport interactive sessions in the Olympic sports of taekwondo and volleyball.

The USOC's objective in conducting a National Girls & Women in Sports Day program is to empower girls by helping them visualize opportunities for the future and to develop strategies for success.

Special guest speaker and teammate of Flo Hyman, Laurel Brasser Iverson, delivers a great keynote speech.

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As an Olympic spectator, I love the human stories much more than the statistical results. I like hearing about how Amy Van Dyken had to overcome her asthma, or how Matt Ghaffari escaped the totalitarian regime in Iran to represent the freedom and opportunities in America, or Nikki Stone couldn't walk much less do flips on skis eighteen months before she won the gold, much more than I can quote Michael Johnson's record times or Kerri Strug's vaulting score.

Are we as fond of the Olympic movement as we used to be? Do we understand the issues that affect the movement or even who makes the decisions for our extended Olympic family? For most of us, that part of our life is in the past. We may feel our power or influence is no longer significant, but in reality, that's just not so.

The U.S. Olympic Alumni Association is regularly going to bat for our members. We've raised funds for Olympi-

ans who have fallen on hard times. We're going to get representation on the USOC Board of Governors. We're creating clothing with our Olympians logo, that is not available to anyone else. We're even trying to work with the USOC Sponsors to provide benefits or discounts to all Olympians.

But much of what we're doing, is based on our (your Board's) personal opinions of what you, the membership, want.

The U.S. Olympians will foster the Olympic Spirit in each community, motivate and encourage youth, develop camaraderie and honor those who have shared the unique experience of representing their nation at the Olympic Games.

Our Mission Statement is clear, but is this what you want? Are your desires and concerns being met by your current leadership? Are your questions being answered? If not, here's what you can do about it...

Write us, call us, e-mail us, fax us, overnight us! Whisper or shout until you get an answer. The Legacy is your newsletter. Your comments and questions are important to us. If you'll communicate with us, we'll open the discussion to every Olympian in the country.

My e-mail address is John@JohnNaber.com and Cindy Stinger (Manager of Olympic Alumni Relations) can also be reached at Cindy.Stinger@USOC.org. Send us your thoughts and see your name included in the next Legacy, but more importantly, see your concerns addressed by us all.

My role as President of the U.S. Olympians is to accurately represent your wishes and your desires. Every time I'm asked to speak about the Olympic movement, I want the audience to hear all of our six thousand voices. You've just got to provide me with your one

e WorldSport to Host Website and Supply Secure Intranet Services for the World Olympians Association (WOA)

At the World Olympians Association (WOA) reception at the Beau Rivage Palace in Lausanne on March, 29, 2000, President Dr. Pal Schmitt and Secretary General Dr. Liston Bouchette announced that WorldSport Networks, Ltd., the world's most comprehensive official internet sports group, will build and host a website dedicated entirely to Olympic Athletes as well as providing secure intranet services for the WOA national associations. WorldSport is the world's most exten-

sive supplier of intranet and internet solutions to governing bodies in sport.

Improved Communications through theWorldSport Intranet

All World Olympians National Associations will now communicate using the secure services of WorldSport.Org a global environment available only to partners of WorldSport. Currently available to over 5,000 international

and national federation offices as well as many governmental and non-governmental agencies, WorldSport is the most comprehensive communications vehicle for sport on earth . The WOA can now access and provide instant communication and secure information transfer both within its own office structures and to the wider family of sport.

Official Internet site

The official World Olympians Association website will be hosted byWorldSportat: www.olympians.worldsport.com. Here 70,000 World Olympian members will, for the first time, be able to send and receive direct communications between each other, the WOA, and the specific sports and federations in whose disciplines they competed.

Dorothy Franey Langkop receives USOC's President's Award

At the recent USOC Board of Directors meeting in Boston, the former U.S. Olympians President and Honorary Executive Director, Dorothy Franey Langkop (speedskating, 1932) was presented with the President's Award by USOC President, Bill Hybl. The award was bestowed as a result of her lifetime of contributions in service to the Olympic Movement.

Dorothy was escorted to the microphone by fellow Olympian Albertina Noyes (figure skating, 1964, '68). During her remarks, Langkop underscored the need to involve more Olympians in every USOC fund - raising effort and her remarks were warmly received by all in attendance.

By: Erik Henriksen (speedskating 1980, '84, '88)

At first it seemed like a nasty Y2K glitch when the January 2000 issue of the Olympian didn't arrive in the mail.

Phone calls were made to USOC headquarters in Colorado Springs. Eveyone asked the same question-"Where is my magazine?" And the answer was the same for active Olympians, retired Olympians and future Olympians-Olympian is no longer published.

Corporate sponsors of the U.S. Olympic Committee, National Governing bodies of individual sports will no longer see a record of the fruit of their commitment to America's success in the worldwide sports arena.

Moreover, the individual and family supporters of the American Olympic athlete will miss their update of the progress of this country's best-some have been subscribers since 1974, when the first issue of the Olympian rolled off the press.

Gone are the updates, calendars, athlete profiles, features, results and the in-depth accounts of the progress of top American Olympic athletes. No more compelling photos. Sadly this is no glitch. This past June the USOC Executive Committee voted to terminate the only publication dedicated solely to American Olympians and hopefuls. NO MORE OLYMPIAN as of the December issue!!

The last issue of our magazine rolled out this past December, leaving a void on the coffee table or the washroom magazine rack next to the roll of Charmin. As of January, the grape-

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vine Is in cyberspace, when the USOC's website became the primary medium for disseminating news and information of the American Olympic Movement.

According to the Olympian Editor Bob Condron, this is about the bottom line-money. It was determined the Olympian was not profitable, and the Executive Committee decided that the resources used to produce our publication should be "spent on our athletes".

It may not have come to this if the business side of the magazine had been administered with the same dedication and expertise as the editorial staff did in producing the magazine.

"The latest circulation was about 120,000, however, paid circulation had slipped from a high of about 60,000 to a low of about 4,000 the last few years," Condron said.

Condron said the revenue from the subscription base and the advertisement receipts didn't balance the ledger to produce the magazine. It is also common knowledge that the magazine had always been purposely overproduced to provide complimentary copies for the express purpose of attracting supporters of the Olympic Dream ranging from individual memberships to multi-year corporate commitments.

All Olympians were awarded lifetime subscriptions. Additionally, sponsoring corporations received substantial complimentary copies. Copies were liberally distributed at USOC events, NGB events, and functions have always been amply stocked with copies of current issues. Any production above and beyond the advertisement and subscription revenue ate at the basic profit and loss figures.

Bottom line ledger figures can be confusing when these hidden costs and resulting benefits aren't considered. Olympian was used to market a variety of USOC-licensed merchandise. This space should have been figured into the profit and loss statements of the USOC's licensed product divisions. Advertisement space also promotes annual memberships in the U. S. Olym-~ pie Society-a portion of this $20 goes to produce the Olympian. Many of these members contributed more than

the $20 and also purchased licensed ,,----.,, USOC products.

The Olympian will be missed on many levels and the impact of its loss will have immediate and long-term effects on the American Olympic Movement.

Our magazine is a veritable "Cliff Notes" for the mainstream media. Olympic beat reporters-broadcast or print-have relied heavily upon Olymp ian as a reference to "bone up" on Olympic sports for background and the potentia l of America's best athletes.

The Olympian has featured works by historians- most notably Olympic documentary filmmaker Bud Greenspan, as well as many contributions from both Associated Press and USA Today writers and the athletes themselves.

"Lately we have had many stories from Olympians including Sara Tueting, Lanee Butler, Wes Barnett, etc. These athletes not only write from the greatest perspective, but can use the editorial fees we pay to help support themselves," said Condron.

Even so, the rewards of exposure in the mainstream media have been slim for fencers, rowers, and shooters. Our cyclists, swimmers, skaters, and hockey teams have fared somewhat better. Outside of Olympian there is precious little coverage in the mainstream media for smaller sports.

Now we can expect an added void in the public's knowledge of America n Olympians and their sports. Count on even more exposure to the crying table in figure skating and gymnastics. Look for continued effort and investment by the media to promote and legitimize absurd "extreme" type sports-result,ng in an ever shrinking slice of the

exposure pie for athletes in traditional Olympic sports.

At least among Olympians, we could count on our magazine to inform our brotherhood and sisterhood of our struggles and triumphs in traditional Olympic Sports. This loss of influence will further deteriorate the perspective, factuality and overall quality of mainstream media reporting and writing on and about Olympic Sport.

Back to those rowers, fencers, and shooters. A medal hopeful in these and other less heralded sports could parlay an Olympian article on his/her achievements and struggles into some private sponsorship funds by incorporating it into a promotional packet for limited mailing in his/her hometown. Kiss that goodbye.

Perhaps some twelfth-hour reconsideration could've saved Olympian Maybe now it's time for a thirteenth hour write-in and call-in campaign from our body faithful.

Memorable Issues

While no two Olympians are likely to list the same favorite issues of Olymp ia~there may be a consensus for the most memorable issues. Sadly, this distinction must go to the March 1980, May/June 1980 and the September 1980 issues.

These issues told the story of the infamous boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The March issue addressed the possibility of a boycott and the potential ramifications. The May/June issue covered the vote of and the reaction to the USOC House of Delegates decision to support President Carter's decision to not send an Olympic Team to Moscow. The Sep-

tember '80 Olympian covered the White House Ceremony honoring the 1980 Olympic Team.

Re-reading these magazines brings back our athletes' outrage and frustration at events they had no control over. These three issues tell the heartbreaking story of the loss of thousands of collective years of training and preparation, of hopes and dreams that still stings almost twenty years later. Condron reflected fondly of his tenure with the magazine. "I have been with the magazine since 1984 as managing editor, editor or editorial director and will absolutely miss it. It was a professionally done, well written and totally committed publication to champion our cause and to let the world know about the quality of our athletes "

Cyclist Lance Armstrong graces the cover of the September/October Issue-the last "normal" issue. His is the story of tremendous tragedy metamorphasized by courage and will into that of victory and elation. Armstrong is an inspiration to all people. Sure ly as Armstrong has conquered cancer and returned to the top of the victory stand- there must be a way to save the magazine that relishes in telling his and other Olympians' stories.

Sadly, the last issue of the Olympia n was one of a mass-mailed obituary to the Olympic Family. It was a collection of selected covers of our athletes and some tearful goodbyes from the staff members both current and retired.

"I hope it comes back because we will all miss it. But it needs to be handled differently from the financial side," Condron said. So do we Bob, so do we.

KRISTINE LILLY HITS THE 200MARK

Kristine Lilly (soccer, 1996) played her 200th career game, a milestone unmatched by any male or female soccer player, on Sunday May 14th in Portland, Oregon. Lilly helped the U.S. women's national team rout Canada 4-0 in the final of the U.S. Women's Cup.

OLYMPIANS

REUNION CENTER SYDNEY 2000

The Olympians Reunion Center, sponsored by VISA, will once again operate during the period of the Sydney Olympic Games. It will be located in Customs House at Circular Quay in the Downtown area of the Host City.

The Reunion Center was a feature of the Centennial Games in Atlanta and it proved to be a huge success.

In Sydney, the Center will operate from 12 September until 2 October. It will be open from approximately 10:00am until midnight and Olympians are welcome to drop in and catch up with old friends.

To ensure entry and accreditation to this venue, Olympians are requested to come to the Young street entrance of Customs House and bring with them some form of photo identification. Circular Quay is a very well known location and any Sydney-sider would be able to point overseas visitors to the site.

Kevin Berry, an Australian Olympian swimmer from 1960 and 1964, will be the Manager of the Center and any queries regarding its operation can be directed to him. Kevin can be reached at the -Australian Olympic Committee, 207 Kent St., Sydney NSW 2000 Australia. His fax number is: 61 - 2-9231 2222. He is also on email at Fly64@onaustralia.com au

VISA, The Australian Olympic Committee and the City of Sydney Council look forward to meeting all overseas Olympians who will be in Sydney at the time of the Games.

Important Phone & Internet Numbers

Do you have a change of address or know a fellow Olympian that has moved? Give us a call.

USOC OLYMPICALUMNI

RELATIONS and U.S. Olympians (800) 717-7555

Fax :(719) 578-4911

United States Olympic Committee Tele: (719) 632-5551 e-mail

OLYMPIC ALUMNI RELATIONS Manager Cindy.Stinger@usoc.org

Alumni R e lations http://www usoc.org/ olympians

Sydney 2000

http://www.sydney.olympic.org

Sa l t Lake 2002

http://www.slc2002.org

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CHAPTER ' NEWS

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

Northern California Olympians

President: Anne Warner Cribbs (sw imming , 1960) (650) 856-3200

Southern California Olympians

President: Charles G. Bittick (waterpolo, 1960) (714) 974-4114

Georgia Olympians

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

New England Area Olympians

President: Tina Noyes (figure skating, 1964, '68) (781) 646-0763

Midwest Olympians

President: Willye White (athletics , 1956, '60, '64, ' 68, '72) (773) 651-8267

Washington State Olympians

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

Southwest Olympians

President: Earl Young (athleJics , 1960) (214) 361-7050

Oregon Olympians

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

Florida Olympians

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

Indiana Olympians

President: Ollan Cassell (athletics , 1964) (317) 466-0444

Utah Olympians

President: Dick Roth (swimming, 1964) (435) 645-8148

Colorado Olympians

President: Hank Kashiwa (skiing, 1972) (303) 420-3900

National Capital Area Olympians

President: Ja ir Lynch (gymnastics , 1992, '96) (202) 462-1092

Hawaii Olympians

President: Evelyn Kawamoto Konno (swimming, 1952) (808) 396-6102

Tri-State Olympians

President: Otis Davis (athletics, 1960) (201) 392-8448

No chapter in your area? Interested in starting a chapter? Contact the Olympic Alumni Relations office for details at (8 00) 717-7555.

U.S. Olympians/2000 Election

CAMPAIGN REQUIREMENTS & PROCEDURES

l) Each candidate must have been selected onto a U.S. Olympic Team.

As stated in the United States Olympians Constitution ARTICLE V, Membership. Section 3 Only members who were Olympic competitors representing the United States shall be Officers of the USO.

In order to be placed on the official ballot, all candidates' Candidacy Application Form must be received by November 1st All candidates must have identified themselves by the opening of the annual meeting in order that their Candidacy Application Form is reviewed by the Elections Subcommittee for compliance and legitimacy. However, in order to allow any candidate to have space in The Legacythe candidate must submit his or her candidacy form along with platform statement to the USOC Olympic Alumni Relations office by July 31, 2000. If the form is submitted in the time allotted they will have the QJ2:. if they choose, to have their platform statement included in the September issue of The Legacy.

PROCEDURES FOR THE CANDIDATES

1) Obtain a Candidacy Application Form. The form will be in The Legacy or can be obtained from the Olympic Alumni Relations office.

2) Complete and return the form to the U.S. Olympic Alumni Relations office (time requirements stated above).

3) Platform statements may not exceed 150 words for both presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Platforms must be submitted to the

Olympic Alumni Relations office by July 31, 2000. Please send platform statements on a disk in Word. Platforms will appear in The Legacvin the order thev are received. This will be determined ''bv the postmark date':. (Optional)

4) A recent (headshot) photograph, color or black & white may also be included. (Optional)

5) All candidacy forms/platforms received by July 31, 2000 will be reviewed by the Elections Subcommittee and printed in the September issue of The Legacy. Al I forms received after that date but before Nov. 1st will also be reviewed by the Elections Subcommittee to be included on the official ballot.

6) The election will take place at the annual meeting of the U.S. Olympians. 7) The election will be conducted in sufficient time to allow installation at the annual meeting of the USO following the Summer Olympic Games (ARTICLE VI, Government Section 1).

8) Results of the elections will be announced at an appropriate time during the Annual Meeting, published online, and in the subsequent edition of The Legacy.

ELECTION DAY

1) Candidates will be invited to address the U.S. Olympians annual meeting for no more than 3 minutes •for each presidential and vice-presidential candidate.

2) A polling station will be set up on the day of the Annual Meeting. Each ballot must be picked up by the member voting as described in ARTICLE V, Membership. Each member will be required to show proper identification,

driver's license/passport. The U.S. Olympic Alumni Association membership card with membership number 0 will also serve as proper identification. The membership number will be verified to ensure against multiple voting. Absentee ballots will not be accepted.

3) Space will be available on the ballot for write-in votes. If a write-in candidate wins, he/she must still meet the campaign requirements according to the rules.

4) Completed ballots must be deposited in the ballot box and will not be permitted to leave the polling station.

5) The tabulation of election results will be observed by an independent neutral party along with the Elections Subcommittee and require multiple counts so that official numbers and results can be announced when the Annual Meeting reconvenes.

6) The newly elected president will be the eligible Olympian that receives the plurality vote for that office. The top three candidates that receive the r'\ number of votes from the higher number to lower in subsequent order for the office of vice-president will serve four-year terms and the 4-6 th place candidates will receive two-year terms and may seek reelection at the annual meeting following the Olympic Winter Games.

7) The Elections Subcommittee, using a random chance method, will determine the winner of any tie with the candidates and/or a representative present.

8) The newly elected officers will assume office immediately as described in ARTICLE VI, Government Section

L The president may elect to convene an official meeting of his new Board not more than 90 days after the election.

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Bill Bowerman (athletics coach, 1972) who created a track and field dynasty at Oregon University and was a primary force in launching both the running boom that spread throughout the United States and the athletic shoe company that capitalized on it, died in his sleep on Christmas Eve at the age of 88. Bowerman, who coached 24 NCAA champions and 28 Olympians, refused induction into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1981 because former UO coach Bill Hayward had not been inducted. "He's always had his opinions," former UO athletic director, Bill Byrne, once said, "and he's been pretty resolute about sticking to them but that's one of the things that made him great." And many of Bowerman's athletes will second that. "Bill would tell us it would be inevitable we'd get beat up and fall down," former UO middle distance runner, Archie San Romani, said. "He taught us to get up and fight again . He said, 'it's easy to come home carrying your shield when you're a champion. What you have to learn is what to do when you come home on your shield'. I considered him a great leader."

Gordon H. Chalmers (swimming, 1932) known to his friends as "Slim" was born in Union County, New Jersey. He was a member of the 1932 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team. "Slim" went to sleep on January 18, 2000 and never woke up. He served in the Navy during World War II and went on to coach swimming at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York for 15 years. He had been ath letic director at Iowa State and Indiana State University and lived in New London, New Hampshire, prior to moving to Henderson County, North Carolina in 1980.

Mildred 0. (Wiley) Dee (athletics, 1928) who won the bronze medal in the women's high jump at the 1928 Summer Games in Amsterdam passed away on January 7, 2000 at 98 years of age. Mrs. Dee recalled in 1992 that she got her start as a high jumper leaping over a bush in front of her house when returning from swimming It was a swimming instructor, she said, who encouraged her to try high jumping. She and the 268 other United States athletes traveled to the Olympic

Games aboard the steamship President Roosevelt. "When we were sailing up the canal to Amsterdam, a U.S. destroyer was coming out," she recalled. "As they passed us, the ir band played 'The Star-Spangled Banner' and they all stood at attention. There wasn't a dry eye on our ship." Mildred was a great inspiration to her 21 grandchildren and her 47 great-grandchildren. Her true athletic spirit was always with her.

Glen S. Foster (yachting 1972) passed away on October 1, 1999. Glen was a bronze medalist in yachting in the Tempest class at the Games in Munich .

William F. Porter (athletics, 1948) a gold medal hurdler in the 1948 Olympic Games died on March 10, 2000 in Newport Beach, California. He was 73. Porter was a 1947 graduate of Northwestern University and was among the first inductees of that school's athletic hall of fame. He won the 110-meter high hurdles in a time of 13.9. A long standing Olympic record at the post-war games in London, England. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, six children and 11 grandchildren. "He had the most wonderful spirit," Nancy said. "I told him when I met him, 'You are the definition of a gentleman." And he was."

Ronnie Robertson (figure skating, 1956) a silver medalist figure skater in the 1956 Winte r Games and an ice show star who was known as "The Blur" for his uncanny spins, died on February 4, 2000 Robertson, who lived in Irvine, California, was 62 Robertson's ability to spin at an estimated 240 revolutions a minute was studied by scientists in the American space program who were trying to determine how astronauts could maintain balance in a weightless environment. But they apparently reached no conclusions on why Robertson never became dizzy. "Everyone told me it was a natural ability, that I had one of the best centers of gravity they had seen." Robertson told The Los Angeles Times in an interview in 1982. "My weight was distributed just right, my legs were bowed just enough to spin " As he put it, "I would like to be remembered as the best skating entertainer."

Matthew "Mack" Robinson (athletics, 1936) silver medalist in the 1936 Olympic 200 meters in Berlin and the older brother of baseball Hall of Farner Jackie Robinson, died on March 12, 2000. A graduate of Muir Technical High and Pasadena Junior (now City) College, Robinson also attended the University of Oregon. He won the 100-yard dash in the state high school meet to lead Muir Tech to the championship in 1934. While a student at Pasadena, he earned a spot on the Olympic team by finishing second to Jesse Owens in the final trials. At Berlin, after equaling the Olympic record in his heat, Robinson finished a close second to Owens in the finals. He returned to Pasadena and set national junior college records of 9.6 seconds in the 100, 20.9 in the 220, and 25 feet 5 ½ inches in the long jump. At Oregon, in 1938, he won the NCAA 220 and AAU 200 meters. Mack is survived by 25 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Arthur W. Sager (athletics, 1928) one of America's best javelin throwers died January 16, 2000. He was 96. Arthur attended Bates College in Maine where he graduated in 1926. He was a retired teacher and coach and was a member of the Boston Athletic Association.

Alfred J Sapecky (rowing, 1936) an oarsman for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, died on February 28, 1999 in Cape Coral, ' Florida. Born in New York City, Sapecky grew up on the west side of Buffalo. He attended Annunciation School, graduated from Lafayette High School and received a degree

in physical education from Indiana

Hilary Hurlburt Smart (yachting, 1948) who won a gold medal in 1 sailing at the 1948 Olympic Summer Games died on January 8, 2000 in Weston, Massachusetts. Mr. Smart won his gold medal as the skipper of Hilarius, racing in the Star class in the waters off Torquay, England. His father, Paul, was his crew in the two-man boat. Mr. Smart was an active member of the New England Chapter of the U.S. Olympians and often spoke to school groups about "the unbelievable feeling of watching the torch come in at the Olympic Stadium". It made me feel proud and responsible to think that my dad and I were the only Americans in our specialty since each country was allowed just a single two-man boat." Later, Mr. Smart sailed out of Rockport. He competed in the Star class for about 50 years and was a qualifier for the 1981 world championships in Marblehead. He also raced in Bermuda in 1985 and finished fourth in Class A. Paul and Hilary Smart are the only father/son combination to win gold medals for the United States while competing together. Also of note, as a Harvard undergraduate, Hilary received a varsity "H" upon his return to classes in recognition of the gold medal.

1948 Olympic Swimming teammates University. He represented the West L-R, Roy Reid, Allen Stack and Bob Essert

Side Rowing Club in the four and eight-man events, winning many local and national medals. His four-man crew without coxswain, each from the Buffalo area, was chosen to represent the United States in the last Olympics prior to World War II.

Joseph J. Scarpello (wrestling, 1948) passed away at the age of 76 on November 9, 1999 after suffering with Alzheimer's disease for 8 years. Joseph wrestled for Iowa University and is survived by wife, Eileen, two daughters, Jodi and Teri, son, Joseph, and 16 grandchildren.

Allen McIntyre Stack (swimming, 1948, '52) who won a gold medal in the 100meter backstroke in 1948 passed away on September 12, 1999 in Honolulu He was 71 years old. Born in 1928 in New Haven, Connecticut, Stack was a graduate of Deerfield Academy, Yale University, and the Columbia School of Law. From 1948 to 1951 he dominated backstroke holding 22 American records, 10 National AAU Championships, and 6 world records. He was

elected to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979. After completing four years of naval service, he practiced law in Hawaii from 1956 until his retirement in 1998.

Mae Faggs Starr (athletics, 1948, '52, '56) an Olympic champion sprinter and the first renowned athlete of the Tigerbelle women's track teams at Tennessee State University, died on January 27, 2000 at her home in Woodlawn, Ohio. She was 67. Faggs, known as "the mother of the Tigerbelles," was the first American woman to compete in three Olympics and

Mack Robinson

was a mentor to Wilma Rudolph. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, she ran the first leg on the 4x100 relay that captured a gold medal in a world record 45.9 seconds, teaming

Dawn Allinger (team handball, 1996) was hired as Manager to operate the Salt Lake City Community Olympic Development Program (CODP). The United States Olympic Committee has designated the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games as the operator of its CODP in Salt Lake City, Utah. "We're excited

with Barbara Jones, who would go on to Tennessee State, Catherine Hardy, and Janet Moreau. At the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, Faggs ran on an All Tennessee State 4x100 relay squad - with Rudolph, Margaret Matthews, and Isabelle Daniels - that won a bronze medal. Faggs won 11 Amateur Athletic Union titles and was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in Indianapolis in 1976.

Lenore Wingard (swimming, 1932, '36) who won medals in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, died on February 9, 2000. She was 88 when she passed away in Cincinnati, Ohio and was born in Frostburg, Maryland. Wingard won a silver medal in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles and a bronze at the 1936 Games in Berlin, both in the 400 - meter freestyle.

Lenore was a member of the international Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She taught her- r"'\ self to swim when she was 14, growing up in the Pittsburgh area She then went on to local, state and national meets. By 1936 she held more swimming titles than any other woman. Wingard won 20 national freestyle championships and she held 21 American records and 7 world records in the freestyle.

Gordon Wren (skiing, 1948) the only American to qualify for four Olympic nordic skiing events and an early official of the Steamboat Ski area, died at his home on November 26, 1999. He was 80. A native of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Wren was a member of the National Ski Hall of Fame and the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Wren qualified for the Olympics in 1940, but when the games were interrupted by World War II, he joined the Army and served in the 10th Mountain Division. At the 1948 Winter r"'\ Games at St. Moritz, Switzerland, Wren competed in ski jumping (large hill), Nordic combined and the crosscountry 18-kilometer event.

about building a strong youth development program in Utah, so there won't be a question of where to train or compete but who the next Olympian will be," Allinger said.

Rick Earley (diving, 1972) a platform diver in the Munich Games was named Program Director for the Mission Viejo Nadadores Diving Team in September.

Christine Ernst (rowing, 1976, '84) "A Hero for Daisy," a documentary film about two-time Olympian and Title IX pioneer, Chris Ernst has recently screened to sold out crowds. The film profiles Ernst, who successfully led the Yale women's rowing team into the

athletic director's office in 1976 to demonstrate against substandard facilities for female athletes. "A Hero for Daisy" is not only a story about achieving equality, but it also teaches society about the significance of sport and the positive impact it has on the health of young girls.

Jul ie Foudy (soccer, 1996) co-captain of the U.S. team that won the Women's World Cup during the summer was named president-elect of the Women's Sports Foundation. She will take over the office in 2001 when Nancy /'\ Lieberman-Cline (basketball, 1976) steps down. "I think she will be tremendous," said teammate Mia Hamm.

Mia Hamm (soccer, 1996) a member of the U.S. national team that won the Women's World Cup in July was named by the Women's Sport Foundation as their Team Sportswoman of the Year for the second time. She also won in 1997.

Jim Herberich (bobsled, 1988, '94,'98) after 14 seasons, the three-time Olympian is retiring. Herberich, 36, of Winchester, Massachusetts had his highest finish, seventh, in the two-man event in 1998 at Nagano, Japan. In 1988, he was 16th in the two and fourman, and in '94, he was 14th in the two-man.

Leslie Burr-Howard (equestrian, 1984, '96) won her fourth Grand Prix title in November at the 116th National Horse Show in New York. BurrHoward, 43, was a member of the silver medal U.S. team at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.

The U.S. Women's Foil Team took 7th in the World Championships and qualified to compete in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Team members are Ann Marsh (fencing, 1992, '96) Erinn Smart, Felicia Zimmermann (fencing, 1996), Iris Zimmermann and are coached by Buckie Leach.

Stuart Keith Irving (ice hockey, 1972) recently celebrated his sixteenth year of coaching ice hockey at Merrimack College in North Anderson, Massachusetts.

and general manager of the NH L's St. Louis Blues Hockey Team.

Gail Pet ers Rop er (swimming, 1952) a breaststroke specialist in the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki has, in 1999, set 14 World Records in Masters swimming competitions in her age group, 70-74.

Matt Ryan (team handball, 1996) has been hired as the Director of Program Services for the Atlanta Community Olympic Development Program (COOP). Matt, who served as the 1996

Olympic team handball captain, will coach elite athletes for the USOC program.

Dara Torres (swimming , 1984,'88,'92) who swam on medal-winning relays in the 1984, '88 and '92 Olympics took her first step toward the 2000 Games Torres, competing in the College Cup in Vancouver, qualified for this year's Olympic Trials in the 50 and 100-meter freestyles and the 100 butterfly. Torres, retired for the last seven years, began her comeback in July of '99.

Iris Zimmerman (fencing hopeful) once again made Amer ican fencing history by taking third place in the women 's foil individual event at the 1999 World Fencing Champ ionships in Seoul, South Korea. Iris, a 19-year-old Stanfo rd freshmen from Rochester, New York had to defeat two of the best fencers in the world. Iris is the first American to win an individual medal in the World Championships

Lance Armstrong (cycling, 1992, '96) was voted 1999 World Sports Personality of the Year by the Reuters International News Service. Armstrong led an American sweep of the first five places in the balloting. Among the top five were sprinter Michael Johnson, French and U.S. Open champion Andre Agassi, sprinter Maurice Greene and golfer Tiger Woods. Fifty-six sports editors and journalists from 36 countries ranked the leading five sportsmen and women compiled by Reuters.

Willie Banks (athletics, 1980,'84,'88) one of the greatest triple jumpers ever produced by the United States and former world record holder was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame on December 2, 1999 during Track and Field's annual meeting in Los Angeles at the Century City Plaza Hotel. Willie was the Track & Field News and U.S. Olympic Committee's Athlete of the Year in 1985 Banks also served USA Track & Field as chair of the Athletes' Advisory Committee in addition to serv ing as the organization's vice president.

Willie Banks

Cathy Marino Bradford (canoe/kayak, 1988, '92) rece ived her captain's badge from her husband, Craig, at ceremo-

nies recently. She was sworn in as the Long Beach Fire Department's first female captain. Cathy joined the Long Beach Fire Department after 5 1/2 years with the Orange /'\ Fire Department, both in California. Cheering for their mother at the ceremony were Cathy's son, Jared, 9 and her daughter, Carly, 5.

Connie Carpenter Phinney (cycling, 1984) the first U.S. woman to compete in the Winter and Summer Olympics (speedskating and cycling) has been named among the 100 Greatest Athletes of the Century by Sports Illustrated for Women. Her 1984 gold medal in road racing was the first awarded to a female cyclist.

Chris Carmichael (cycling, 1984) was named Coach of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee at a special banquet held on September 18, 1999 in Washington, D.C. Carmichael, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was named USOC National Coach of the Year after his success in July helping 1999 Tour de France champion and two-time Olympian, Lance Armstrong, return to cycling following his fight with testicular cancer Carmichael was the head coach for the U.S. National Team at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, the World Championships 1994-1996, and the Pan American Games in 1995. He also served as the National Team 's men's road coac h from 1990-1992 including at the ~ 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Larry Ellis (athletics coach, 1984) an inspirational coach for 13 years at Jamaica (N.Y.) High School, Ellis moved to Princeton University in 1970 where he was head coach for

22 years. Larry will be the 180th inductee t the National Track and Field Hall of Fame . Larry served he USA Track and Field organization in many capacities i eluding president from 1992 to 1996 . Ellis coached them n atthe 1984 Olympic Games and most recently the 1998 rid Cup team. Larry died on November 4, 1998 in Skillman, New Jersey.

Jul i Furtado (cycling, 1996) the most succe sful mountain bike racer in history : two-time world champi n, three-time World Cup champion and five-time national hampion was named among the 100 Greatest Athletes of he Century by Sports Illustrated for Women Juli was also a ember of the 1996 U S. Olympic cycl ing team.

Eric Heiden (speedskating, 1976,'80) of Wo dside, California., a five-time Olympic Gold medalist as speedskater, was named the physician for the U.S. N tior1al Jun ior Speedskating team.

Jackie Joyner- Kersee (athletics, 1984,'88'92' 6) was named "The Greatest Female Athlete of the Centur "by Sports I llustrated for Women. Has another major a complishment to add to her list of accolades with the opening of the new $5.8 million, 41,000 square-foot Jackie JoynerKersee Boys & Girls Club facility in East St. Louis. (See page 4 for more on the story)

Tanya Hughes Jones (athletics, 1992) who competed in the high jump in 1992 was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame on September 10, 1999.

Charles Moore (athletics, 1952) former NC and Olympic hurdling champion was inducted into the Nati nal Track and Field Hall of Fame in Los Angeles on Decelillber 2, 1999. Moore, 70, recently retired as athletic direc or at his alma mater, Cornell University. During his competiti e days, Moore set a world record in the 400-meter hurdles a d never lost a race at that distance. He was the 1952 Olympic Champion and also won a silver medal in the 4x400 rel y. Moore was selected as a member of the 100 Golden Oly piaas, a pro-

gram that-honors 100 of America's greatest living gold-medal Olympians. This group was honored at the 1: 996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

: • • • • • (athletics, 1976) a winner of both the Boston (four times) and the New Yol'k City marathons (also four times) was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in Los Angeles on December 2, 1999. Rodgers, 51, was a member of the 1976 Olympic Team. Bill Rodgers was one of the prime movers in the American distance running boom of t he 19701s. He t ook up distali'lce ranning on a serious note at Wesleyan Un•versity but stopped in 1970. After seeing Frank Shorter win the 1972 Olympic marathon, Rogers came out of :retirement and blossomed in 1975 when he finished third in the Wo r:ld Cross-Countr.y Championships. A month later, Rodgers wen the Boston Marathon. Rodgers continues to run as a master's athlete and has entered the sporting goods business.

minmim '"iii.~alw1!:r.:!Jr:,:J (at hlet ics, 1900) on the centennial of his winning fote medals (including two gold) at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, will have a historical marker dedicated in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania on July 21, 2000. The mar:ker is being provided by the Walter B. Tewsbury Memorial Committee andi t he Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. It wm be placed at the entrance to t he track and field complex at Tunkhannock Area High School, where Tewksbury later coached.

(speedskating, 1976) was named among the 100 Greatest Athletes of the Century by Sp orts Wustrated for Women. Young took the gold medal in the 500 meters at the 1973 World Speedskating Championships e1r.id also won the women's sprint at the World Cycllng Championships. At the 1976 Games in Innsbruck, Austria, Young • became the fi rst American to win three medals at the Winter Olympics, taking gold in the 500, silver in the 1,500 and bronze in the 1,000 Later that year she won her second skati r::1 g/cydir1g world champi onship double.

IN MATRIMONY

Dere k Bro wn (team handball, 1996) married Natalie Morehead on November 27, 1999 in Washington, D.C.

Dave DeGraaf (team handba 11, 1996) married Michelle Jongsma on November 19, 1999 in Michigan.

Eric Flaim (speedskating, 1988,'92,'94,'98) married Marci Francis on August 27, 1999. Eric captured silver medals in 1988 and 1994.

Pamela Joan Boyd Petroski (team handball, 1984) married Steven Petroski on September 25, 1999 in Seaside Park, New Jersey. Pam Derek Brown captained the 1984 women's handball team that placed 4th at the Summer Games in Los Angeles.

Debbie Mae Henry McCormick (curling, 1998) married Pete McCormick on July 17, 1999. Pete proposed to Debbie on Valentine's Day at the Temple of Zenkoji in Nagano during the 1998 Winter Games.

Stephen C. Kirk (team handball, 1984, '88) and Shelley Haas were joined in marriage on October 1, 1999 in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.

Daron Jon Kirkreit (baseball, 1992) married Christine Ann Brown on October 10, 1998.

Mary Randolph McCagg (rowing, 1992, '96) and Kane Larin were joined in

marriage on October 16, 1999. Kane is a

who was on the National Team from 1993-1997.

Christine Ahmann Perham (swimming, 1992) who captured 2 golds and a silver medal in Barcelona married Charlie Perham on June 11, 1999. Charlie, Christine, and their sixyear-old son, Alex, are currently stationed at Lajes Field Air Force Base, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal.

Jeff Rouse (swimming, 1992, '96) married Gwen in Fredricksburg, Virginia on August 14, 1999. Jeff was a double gold medalist in Atlanta, Georgia. A gold and silver medalist in Barcelona, Spain.

Sandra Whyte Sweeney (ice hockey, 1998) married John Sweeney on April 10, 1999. Sandra was a member of the women's ice hockey team that made its Olympic debut in Nagano, Japan where the U.S. team won the first gold medal.

Harry Winkler, Jr. (team handball 1972, '76) married Renee Sayles in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on April 2, 1999.

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lightweight rower

Mary Osborne Andrews (athletics, 1980) and her husband, Michael, are proud to announce the birth of their son Malcolm Osborne Andrews, born on March 24, 1999. Malcolm is the third son of Mary and her husband Michael.

Lance Armstrong (cycling, 1992, '96) and his wife, Kristin, are the proud parents of Luke David Armstrong weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces at birth in Austin, Texas.

Ken Chertow (wrestling, 1988) and his wife, Laurie, are proud to announce the birth of their second child, Alexander Chertow, born December 12, 1998. Ken is involved with youth through his wrestling camp, "Wrestling: Training for the rest of your life". The camp has just been expanded to 300 wrestlers ages 6-18 per week.

Shirley Anne Stabs Davis (swimming, 1960) is the proud grandmother of Will, born October 24, 1997, Taylor, born December 19, 1998, and more recently, Mackenzie, born September 28, 1999. Shirley is the director of the Middle School at Cushman School in Miami, Florida. Itis the same school Shirley attended from 1945-1955. Her husband, Al, was elected councilman in Miami Shores this year.

Michelle Duserre Farre ll (gymnastics, 1984) and her husband, Matt, are the new parents of Abigail Hollis who was born June 10, 1999 in Pasadena, California weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces.

Thomas William Gough (weightlifting, 1996) and wife, Donna, brought into the world a new son, Stephen Thomas, born October 28, 1999. Stephen Thomas weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 19 inches long at birth.

Chris Henderson (soccer, 1992) and his wife, Dee, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Annelise Marie, born on January 21, 2000. Chris is currently playing soccer for the Kansas City Wizards Major League Soccer team

Bryant Johnson (team handball, 1988) and his wife, Molly, celebrated the birth of their first child, Finn Joseph. Finn was born on January 10, 2000, weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce and measured 22 inches long

Robert J. Kaehler (rowing, 1992,'96) and his wife Kimberly, gave birth to their first child. A beautiful daughter, Kira Rose, was born on December 6, 1999, a full month before her expected arrival date.

Kira Rose weighed in a 5 pounds 14 ounces.

Brandon Paulson (wrestling, 1996) and his wife Rochelle are the proud parents of new baby, S y d n e y Paulson, who weighed in at 7 pounds 5 ounces and 21 inches on July 15, 1999.

Mark Shepherd (basketball paralympian, 1996) and his wife, Patricia, are the proud parents of Zachhary James, who weighed in at 6 pounds 15 ounces on September 17, 1999.

Lamont Smith (athletics, 1996) and his wife, Janaka, celebrated the birth of their new son who was born on September 1, 1999 Jais Lamont weighed in at 6 pounds 5.2 ounces and 20 inches long at birth

Michael Weiss (figure skating, 1998) and wife, Lisa, are the proud parents of son Christopher, who weighed seven pounds at birth. Christopher was born on October 21, 1999 i n Fairfax, Virginia . He joins 1-year-old sister, Annie Mae.

Dorcas Elizabeth Wonsavage (skiing, 1988, '92, '94) and Dr. Paul Wonsavage are the proud parents of Maxwell Reed, born September 19, 1999. Maxwell weighed in at a healthy 7 pounds 11 ounces and 21 inches long at birth.

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UNITED STATES OL)'MPI<;: , COMMITTEE 1997-2000

PRESIDENT

William J. Hybl

VICE PRESIDENT

sandra Baldwin

VICE PRESIDENT

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James T. Morris

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Caroline Pingatore Holmes (gymnastics, 1968)

2nd VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER

Earl Young (athletics, 1960)

3rd VICE PRESIDENT/CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

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