Winter 2009 | The Olympian

Holiday Issue 2009

A LETTER FROM WILLIE BANKS

U.S. Olympians

President

Dear U.S. Olympians Association Members:

A few weeks ago l had the chance to visit Seoul, Korea on business. It has been 21 years since I have visited the capital city. The changes that I witnessed truly amazed me. When I last visited Seoul it was just as crowded and complex as it is now but the amount of building, modernization and internationalization in the last 21 years is unbelievable. Once I had some free time I dashed off to the Olympic Stadium. I didn't realize that my hotel was within 3 subway stops of the Stadium. Once l arrived at the Olympic Park I walked all the way around the Olympic Stadium. It had been freezing cold that day and the sun was going down but the memories that flashed back in my mind prevented me from comprehending the cold. All I could do was look in amazement at what seemed to me to be the most incredible sight. l wondered if other Olympians have the same feeling when they visit their particular Olympic city and stadium. What a rush!

Last year, Dick Fosbury tried to explain a similar reaction when he and his fellow '68 Olympians visited Mexico City for their 40th anniversary. He, too, got caught up in the excitement and wonder ofreliving his Olympic experience. I guess it must be the same for all of us. As we get closer to the 20 IO Olympic Winter Games new "special moments" will be created in Vancouver for those Olympians who will be slipping, sliding and sweeping their way to histo1y. They won't realize it now, but after a decade or so they may return to their own Olympic venue to reminisce about the events that changed their lives forever.

Speaking of the Winter Games, we have all been offered the chance to be a part of the excitement in Vancouver. As a U.S. Olympian you are invited to register with the USOC in advance to gain access to USA House, the hospitality facility at the Games. Having access to the USA House is a special benefit for Olympians. People from all over the world covet the oppo1tunity to enter the USA House and be a prut of the exciting activities and meet with U.S . Olympians. Please register if you plan to be at the Winter Games .

During the winter months we all turn our thoughts to holidays, family and eating. I want to make sure that all of you know that your Officers are hard at work even as we enter the holidays. Gary Hall, Sr., is working diligently on the World Fit program. He has managed to entice 15 communities to pruticipate in what will be the Iru·gest Olympian planned event in the history of the U.S. Olympians Six weeks in the Spring more than thirty middle schools will pruticipate in a walk for fitness. We expect great things from the program. If you would like to read more about the program and get more involved please take a look at the website, www.worldfit.org.

Micki King is also very busy serving on the search committee for the new CEO. Through her effmts , the USOA is helping to decide the direction of the U.S. Olympic Committee. This is a first time opp01tunity for the Olympians to pa1ticipate in strategic direction of the USOC and Micki has done a fantastic job for us. Similarly, the USOC is reevaluating its rolls and responsibility to its constituents. John Naber has been selected to serve on the USOC Independent Adviso1y Committee. As past president of the U.S. Olympians I can think ofno one more qualified and knowledgeable than John to give advice and consultation to the Board of Directors on the needs of the organization.

While the USOC plans for its future, the U.S. Olympians and the Athletes Advis01y Council have sought to strengthen our ties and work together on targeted issues. Carol Lewis and Caryn Davies have been very active in this effort. Recently, Anne Cribbs, former Vice President of the Olympiru1s and Cruyn paiticipated in a roundtable discussion in San Francisco with the AAC to discuss further modes ofjoint paiticipation. I want to thank Carol Brown, the Board Liaison, for her effo1t to bring the two organizations together for the meeting.

In an effort to maintain relations with the international counter parts, Dwight Stones and Dick Fosbury have been working with the Crurndian Olympians to see ifwe can work together on a project for the Winter Games in Vancouver. It is our desire that we fonn a stronger relation with our neighbors to the North. Discussions ru·e ongoing.

Finally, I want to wish all of you a joyous holiday season My wish for you all is that you get to travel back to your Olympic venue to once again shru·e the moment. All the best to all of you and I look forward to a great Winter Games in Vancouver.

Willie Banks President U.S. Olympians \

50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION JANUARY 8- 16 SQUAW VALLEY, CA

FROM THE OPENING CEREMONIES IN THE SQUAW VALLEY ICE ARENA, TO THE NORDIC SKI TRAILS IN TAHOMA ON LAKE TAHOE ' S WEST SHORE , AND THROUGH,.., OUT THE WEEK-LONG COMPETITIONS AND NIGHTLY SHOWS IN THE OLYMPIC VILLAG E, TO THE LAST HOCKEY GAME, ATHLETES AND SPECTATORS ENJOYED ON F THE MOST MEMORABLE OLYMPICS ON RECORD

TO CELEBRATE THIS HISTORIC EVENT, THE OLYMPIC HERITAGE COMMITTEE OF THE SQUAW VALLEY SKI MUSEUM FOUNDATION HAS INVITED A LL 1960 ATHLETES TO A WEEK OF EVENTS BEING HELD JANUARY 8 - 17 IN SQUAW VALLEY AND NORTH LAKE TAHOE. THEY ARE HOPING THAT ALL LOCAL AND NATIONAL OLYMPIANS WILL COM E TO SQUAW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED BELOW:

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JANU A RY 8, 2010, FRIDAY

Comm emorative Rela y to Squaw Valley from Lake Taho e , Opening C e le bra t ion and F ireworks - KT- 22 S un De ck , S qu aw Va ll ey, 196 0 O ly mpi a n s' R ece pti o n - O ly mpic Vi ll age Lo d ge

JANUARY 9, 2010 , SATURDAY

Bi a thlon Re -enactment - S u ga r P in e P o in t Sta t e

Park 1960 Retro P ar ty - Oly mpi c Ho u se, S qu aw Va ll ey USA

JANUARY l 0, 2010, SUNDAY

Pluma s S ki C lub Lo ng Bo ardin g - Resort Run , Squ aw Va ll ey USA, Ski Jumping -A uburn Ski C lu b Tra inin g Ce nt er, Do nner S ummit Cross C ountry Ex po a nd Dem o - S ugar P ine Poi nt

Sta t e Park, A pr es S ki Socia l - S un Deck, R esort at Squ aw Cree k Narr at e d 196 0 W in t er O ly mpi c

Movie at R es ort

JANUARY 1 1, 2010 , MONDAY

Guide d Tom·s M en's 1960 Dow nhill

Co urse - Sq uaw Va ll ey USA

JANUARY 12, 2010, TUESDAY •

Ma ke up d ay for M en 's 1960 Guide d Tour D ow nhill C ourse - S u ga r Bow l : G uid e d S ki Tou r an d S il ve r Belt Lu n

JANUARY 13 , 2010, WEDNESDAY

1 Women's 196 0 G uid e d To ur Dow n hi II

Co ur se - Squ a w Vall ey USA Sk i Cross Co untr y Trai ls at Sugar Pin e P oi nt

JANUARY 14, 20 1 0, THURSDAY

Wo me ns G uide d To ur Downhill Make-up D ay.

Youth Ho ckey - Hi g h Ca mp , e l 8200 Sq uaw Vall ey USA, Pro -A m o r US vs t he Wo rld or Ex p o H ockey Game - TB A -Squ aw Va ll ey TBD

Dinn e r at H ig h Cam p R e -pl ay film of R ussia vs us 1960

JANUARY 15, 2010, FRIDAY F ig ure Skat in g Ex hib ition -Squ aw Va ll ey USA

JANUARY 16 , 2010, SATURDAY

Biath lo n, "Citiz e ns Ag a in st the Clo ck" - S • Pin e Po int S t ate Park, Ol y mpi c Lege nd s DL ,S R ace - Squaw Va ll ey, Lege nd s R ecep ti o n , res ult s , awa rd s-Th e Vill age at Squ aw Va ll ey C losi ng Ce lebrat ion - T he Vi ll age at Sq uaw Val ley 1960 Oly m p ians Ga la - R esort at Squaw Creek

For a comp lete sc h e d u le of eve nts a nd up d ates, v is it t he we b s it e: www.squawval ley I 96 0c e le b ra ti o n .co m . Fo r lodg in g in for m a tio n, www.sq uaw.com

CHICAGO 2016 LEAVES LASTING LEGACY,

GAINS MUCH IN BID TO HOST OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES

result of this program. Olympians, Paralympians, elite athletes and coaches helped spark World Sport Chicago,

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2016 which has become a proven, successful urban youth

STIR THE SOUL sport model. In addition, the Athlete Ambassador Program will help provide the Olympians and Paralympians with the opportunity to invest in their local communities

Bv Dione Simpson-Bundy (rhythmic gymno1tir1, 1988) by providing them links to the resources needed to en-

More than I 00 years after C_hic~go won the nght to hoS t gage their local youth and to inspire the next generat!on the Games of the III Olympiad 1~ 1904_(before_the Sum- of great Olympic and Paralympic champions and active mer Olympics moved to St. Loms), Chicago will not get young people the chance to serve as host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016. Instead , the lnte~national Olympic Programs held in 2009 such as Olympic Week in Committee voted to give Rio de Janeiro that opportumty America, which touched 300,000 schoolchildren in Chion Oct. 2-Host City Decision Day i~ Copenhagen ,. cago alone, and Olympic Day on June 23 , demonstrated Denmark. The move marks the first time the Olympic the power of the Olympic and Paralympic movements. Games will be held in South America. Some 177 cities were reached through the U.S. Confer. ence of Mayors initiative for Olympic Day with more But Chicago's bid will continue to leave a last 1 1 g legacy than 21 o Olympians and Paralympians who connected through its sister organization, World Sport Chicago with their local citizens and other members of their Also , not only did Olympic and Paralympic sport communities expand in the Midwest Region; the Chicago 2016 Bid Committee worked diligently to nationalize the effort and to ensure long-term sport benefits through the unprecedented support of athletes, coaches , the National Governing Bodies, the Multi-Sport Organizations, corporate business leaders, local, regional and national government , and the partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee.

At s played an intricate role in the bid - helping to devc,vp and to improve the Games plan, while conducting substantial community and educational outreach right up to the final athlete clinics with the Danish children, the " Fun Run " through the streets of Copenhagen , the last athlete news conference, and the Candidate City Bike event.

Nearly 3,000 Olympians , Paralympians, elite athletes and coaches registered their support during the nearly four-year campaign. Athletes conducted more than 2,000 activities and helped promote the Olympic and Paralympic movements Olympians and Paralympians participated in events , demonstr a tions , clinics, speeches and presentations on a local , regional , national and international level that impacted as many as 2 million people.

World Sport Chicago, Chicago 20 l 6's "living legacy" was established, which will continue to provide innercity youth with the opportunity to participate in Olympic and Paralympic sports to reap the benefits of positive physical fitness and to promote a healthy lifestyle . Already, more than 30,000 have benefitted and learned about the power of the Olympic values of fair play, sp anship, respect and the joy found in effort as a

Through the course charted for nearly these past four years, Olympians, Paralympians, coaches and sport leaders and other individuals worked tirelessly. And although the results were not what the host United States hoped - just as in the aftermath of the New York 2012 bid - the efforts of Chicago trying to obtain the honor to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games were well worth it. Chicago demonstrated to the world that it is an extraordinary, global city with a diverse people that represents the best America has to offer. Sport has been re-established as highly capable to better communities both here and abroad And the spirit of the bid brought national mayors to join Mayor Richard M. Daley and Chicago 2016 Chairman and CEO Patrick Ryan in the effort , and sparked President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to head to Copenhagen for the final presentation and encouraged them to establish the White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport.

No one can dispute the Olympic Games map used in Rio's final presentation that the Olympic Games have been neither to South America nor Africa . So Rio's Bid Committee needs to be congratulated for broadening the power of the Olympic Movement within the Southern Hemisphere But the U S. and international Olympians, Paralympians and others are also to be commended for the outstanding contributions and the successful outreach that all should reflect on as they continue their work to display excellence both off and on the athletic field of play to inspire millions of young people in the local, national and international community.

By· Dennis McCarthy

Louis Zamperini reached across the empty seat next to him and shook Oliver Goodall ' s hand .

" Good to meet you, " the 92-year-old World War II veteran and 1936 Olympic Games runner said.

" Likewise," said Goodall , a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the first AfricanAmerican pilots to fly as a combat unit in World War II.

A couple of military legends getting together for the first time in a Glendale middle

Truly an Inspiration

school auditorium to give 1,400 kids their first real glimpse of 20th century history in person .

"It's not until they get to high school that they're taught history after 1900, " math and computers teacher Pete Regli said. "So this is a first for them. "

Zamperini and Goodall smiled. Nice to still be alive in the 21st century and considered a first in anything .

The event was the annual Veterans Day assembly at Wilson Middle School in Glen-

AURORA AND NOLBERTO BARBOZA FLORES, CENTER, ARE FLANKED BY TUSKEGEE AIRMAN OLIVER GOODALL, LEFT, AND WWII BOMBARDIER LOUIS ZAMPERINI, RIGHT. {JOHN MffOY/S TAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

da - two hours of patriotic songs, film clips of the Tuskegee Airmen's brave exploits, and a 'chance for kids to see a couple of living legends that they'll be reading about in their high school history classes.

Sadly, also a chance for them to fee l the grief war brings.

The parents of Lance Cpl. Pedro Barboza Flores, a Hoover High School graduate who was killed i n Afghanistan earlier this year while serving with the 2nd Marine Division , were given a memorial plaque in his honor.

A short film clip of Pedro in uniform at home on leave with his family was shown to a quiet and respectful audience of kids. " They ' re all real heroes , aren't they ," said 12-year-old Mike Benluyan, as he was leaving the auditorium.

Yes, they are, son.

Zamperini, who lives in Hollywood and has been invited to the Veterans Day assembly a couple of times before, received the loudest applause from th ~ dents as he walked on stage.

A lot of the older kids knew about his incredible life At the 1936 Olympic Games, while still a teenager, Zamperini 's impressive performance in the 5,000 meter finals caused Adolf Hitler to insist on meeting him personally.

More Olympic ac hi eve ments were expected in the 1940 and 1944 Olympic Games, but war intervened.

A bombardier on a B-24 Liberator in the Pacific Theater, Zamperini's plane crashed and he spent 47 days adrift on a raft and two years as a POW.

The emotional and physical scars he received in prison camp stayed with him for years, but later in life Zamperini went back to Japan to forgive his captors.

At 92, he continues to counsel war veterans and youth on life skills and forgiveness , and has been the subject of many books and document aries.

"I visit about 25 sc hools a year and four or five uni versities," Zamperini said before the assembly started.

Last year, USC football coach Pete Carroll asked him to speak to a class of 25 s tudent athletes , and he must have made quite an impression.

"Afterward, a girl came up and asked if she could give me a hu g," he said. "Then this big, tall blond kid walks up and I tell him he doesn't have to hug me.

"Later, he asked me to lunch. We talked about commitment, perseverance and how both lead to success.

" Kid's name was Matt Barkley This was before he was named starting quarterback for USC as a freshman this year. "

Regli and a few other teachers and administrators at Wilson watched the students file out of the auditorium and head back to class.

A lot wiser than a couple of hours ago on what Veterans Day is really all about.

1936 OLYMPIC STADIUM, XI. OLYMPIAD BERLIN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLANNING A TRIP TO VANCOUVER ?

vancouver

2010

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Join us at USA House!

The anticipation and excitement of the 2010 Olympic Winter Garnes is upon us as we are 53 days away from Opening Ceremonies! While you finalize your Games preparations, Team USA athletes are in the midst of their final preparations for competing to be their best against the world's best.

We are looking forward to hosting you in Vancouver, British Columbia at the XXI Winter Olympic Games The USA House Business & Hospitality Centers will serve as the anchor of the USOC's 20 IO hospitality operation. The USA House Business and Hospitality Centers are located at LEVEL Furnished Living, situated near the vibrant Yaletown area in Vancouver. The USA House is a sho1t walk to BC Place the home of the Opening Ceremonies and the Olympic Medals Plaza as well as Canada Hockey Place! In Whistler the location is; Cedarstone Lodge 1351 Alta Lake Road just a few minutes drive from Alpine Skiing at Creekside and ten minutes to Whistler Village the hot spot for the Mountain Olympic Medals Plaza. Our daily hospitality will include first-class food and beverage services , live Olympic Winter Games coverage in Vancouver, the AT&T All Access Lounge, and much, much, more.

Don ' t miss this opp01tunity for outstanding Team USA hospitality in Vancouver and Whistler. Fill out the appropriate information on-line no later than January 6th, 20 IO to be sure you are included in the hottest hospitality venues in Vancouver- the USA House Business and Hospitality Centers.

See you in Vancouver

The Olympians Reunion Center

During the 20 IO Olympic Winter Games at the historic Wing Sang Building

Everything is going to be all right at 51 East Pender Street, the Wing Sang building, during the 2010 Games! The ORC will be located at 51 East Pender Street (just

east ofCarrall Street), in the Wing Sang building. This location is in the downtown core just minutes from all major hotels, the athletes village, and close to both GM Place and BC Place. r

The venue is one ofVancouver ' s most historic buildings. Having gone through an extensive and complete renovation by its new owner Bob Rennie, the Wing Sang building will be home to one of Canada's most important private a1t collections after the Games . The Wing Sang building has been masterfully designed to be contemporary, with clean modern lines and rich voluminous spaces that are thoughtfully integrated with the historic spaces inside.

Where

51 East Pender St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

When

February 10-28 , I IAM-l lPM

Services

Internet Cafe

Multi-Media Lounge

Refreshments

Live Event Feeds

Meeting Spaces

Info Desk

Roof Top Lounge

Programs

Athletes Memorabilia

IOC Photo Exhibit

WOA and Sponsor Activation

For Olympians, By Olympians

Designed exclusively for the use of Olympic alumn i, the Olympians Reunion Center was developed by the WOA and founding paitners, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Visa in recognition of the contributions athletes have made to the Olympic movement. The first ORC debuted at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and the tradition continued in Sydney 2000, Salt Lake City in 2002, Athens in 2004, Torino in 2006, and Beijing 2008.

The ORC is run by and in cooperation with the World Olympians Association (WOA), the representative body of all Olympic alumni. Thousands of visitors from dozens of countries take advantage of the ORC at each Olympic Games. Entrance to the ORC is free to all Olympians their friends and family.

For information on registration please contact: www.woaolympians.com or orc20IO@hotmail.c

A NOTE FROM CARYN DAVIES

U.S . OLYMPIANS VICE-PRESIDENT

Ir a position as Vice-President of the U.S. Olympians As ion because I recognized a chance to bridge the gap between Olympians young and old. I believe Olympians have a lot to offer one other, and especially now as I contemplate retirement , I want to help facilitate exchange between athletes active and emeriti.

Thank you to all who participated in the online survey sent out in June asking what advice yo u would offer first-time Olympians. The responses we received were both educational and emotional. Keep an eye out for the e-booklet of compiled responses, which will be sent out soon .

I am currently working with fellow Olympian Garrett Klugh (rowing 2004) to create a pilot program designed to connect Olympians for the purposes of professional networking. The program is accessible through Linkedln (www.linkedin.com), a website used by

DEAR FELLOW OLYMPIANS - GREETINGS!

I hope this letter finds you doing well!

With Vancouver and the Winter Games just around the corner, Ath le tes are preparing for perfonnances that will allow them to repre se nt the United States to the world.

Many Olympians will make the team for the second, third, fou1th, or fijibJime and some will be making their first team and earn the rig( ~:a ll them selves an Olympian for the remainder of time

With that thought in mind , the Board of Directors of the Olympi a ns for Olympians Relief F und, (OORF) needs your help and suppo1t.

The OORF was created to show solidarity and to stand shoulder to shoulder with Olympians who have suffered a significant life changing event.

Our mission is simp le , "provide charitable assista nc e to U.S. Olympians who demonstrate a significant need due to hardship caused by illne ss, death , or other circums tance s."

professionals to exchange information ideas, and opportunities. ft is our hope that this application will work to connect the largely fragmented group of Olympic alumni for the purpose of leveraging our collective network to the benefit a ll U.S. Olympians - particularly those making the difficult transition from sport to career.

Thus I encourage all Olympians who have profiles posted on Linkedln to join the United States Olympians group.

To find us, first select the Groups category of the drop-down search menu, and then enter the search term "United States Olympians". I look forward to welcoming you to the online networking group.

Please feel free to contact me at caryn.davies@gmail.com with questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions. As a fellow Olympian, I seek and value your input.

In Olympic spirit, Caryn Davies (rowing 2004, '08)

So , how ca n you help and support this mo st worthwhile program ?

I Contribute to the Olympians for Olympians Relief fund. Send a check made payable to:

Olympians for Olympians Relieffund c/ o Cindy Stinger, Regi stered Agent/Treasurer/OORF One Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, Co lorado 80909 (all contribution s are tax deductible)

2. Are you an Olympian or do you know an Olympian who is suffering a ha rdship ? lf so, consider fillin g out a n application and endorsement form. The OORF can be found at www.oorf.org.

lfyou have any questi o ns , please feel free to e -mail , call, or write. Plea se se nd all inquire s to Cindy Stinger and she will pass on your concerns to me.

The U.S. has 6,000 plus Olympians. lfw e all get involved , we can make a profound difference for our Olympian team mates.

As Chainnan of the Board and President of the OORF, I ask you to

The OORF Board of Directors looks at each application individu- remember these famous words, commonly referred to as the Olymally and goes through a verification proce ss that includes a fellow pie Creed1 attributed to Ba ron Pierre de Coube ,tin, fo und er of the Olympian to act as a n endorser. All app lic ations are kept co fiden- Modern Olympic Games , "The most impo1tant thing in the Olymtial. Many ofus have kept in touch with o ur Ol y mpic te a m mates Z pie Games is not to w in but to take part , just as the mo s t important and are friends with Olympians who competed before and after thin g in li fe is not the triumph but the strugg le The essentia l thing us. This is the foundation of the U.S. Olympians Associ at ion, our is not to have conquered but to have fought we ll. " Alumni.

The OORF has helped 88 athletes since the program was started in 1999

Let 's s how the way and help those Olympians who struggleparticipate in life again.

Thank you for your s upport this most wort hwhi le pro g ra

Sincerely,

Jeff Blatnick Chairman & President

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IN HONOR

Sanya Richards (athletics, 2004, '08) Jam a ican sprinter Usain Bolt and 400-meter runner Sanya Richards of the United States won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.

unbeaten through the 2010 season, when he will compete at seven of the 14 meets that will make up the new g lobal Diamond League circuit.

He has signed a contract to race against Tyson Gay of the U .S. and fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell - the three fastest men in history who went Bolt retained the honor by winning the 100- and 1-2-3 in Berlin 200-meter finals in record times at the World Championships in Berlin , matchin g his I 00-200 "A lot of people are going to watch out for the double from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He won showdowns, " Bolt said. a third go ld in the 400-meter relay.

Gay told The Associated Press that he wanted a

"It's been an amazing year for me," said Bolt, 100 rematch with Bolt. whose training was hampered after he injured his foot when he crashed his car in April.

" l had to refocus my goals an d put in a lot of har d work. I did extremely well and I'm proud of myself. "

Richards , the 2006 winner, got her first major individual gold medal at the worlds in August. She also won at all six Golden League meetings in Europe to claim a s hare of the $1 million jackpot given to athletes who swe pt their event.

" I am so excited and overwhelmed," said the Jamaican-born Richard s, who was a favo rite in Beijing but took bronze. " You work so hard to be a world champion. It's right up there with winning the title in Berlin ."

Lamine Diack , president of track and field's world gove rning body, praised Bolt for raising his performances to " an unima gina ble level. "

" We need stars in the sport ," the IAAF chief said. "He brings a lot of prestige to our sport and is one of the best-known people on the planet."

The 23-year-old Bolt said he aimed to go

"That would make track and field huge again in the United States ," Gay said at a Diamond

League launc h.

Richards credited Bolt and other Jam a ic a n sprinters for inspiring her in Beijing with their obvious love of the sport.

SANYA RICHARDS

"These athletes were just having so much fun," Richards rec ed. "I was so focused on winning, the medals and th ney and everything that came with being a champion that I forgot the simple enjoyment and fun of track and fie ld. "

Richards said she began to relax during races after she and her parents watched videos of her running as a 7-year-old.

"I just felt like I was running a lot lighter, the races became a lot easier," she said.

Richards said her goal for 2010 is to break the U S. record of 48.70 she set in Athens three years ago .

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, pole vaulter Steven Hooker of Australia and Norwegian javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen.

Richards beat world champions Valerie Vi ii , the shot putter from New Zeal a nd, Croatian high jumper Bianka V lasic and Poland ' s Anita W lodarczyk, w ho set a world record in winning the hammer throw title , plus Russian pole vault world record holder Yelena Jsinbayeva.

Votes were cast by nearly 1,800 athletes, officials and journalists.

Bob Hayes (athletics, 1964)

Now that Bob Hayes is a member of the Pro Footba ll Hall of Fame, people hearing his story for the first time

Her next main event is getting married to New York Gi- are going to wonder what took so long. ants cornerback Aaron Ross in Austin, Texas , on her 25th birthday in February.

After all , he changed the game.

Bolt topped a short list that included sprint rival Gay and Hayes brought a new kind of speed to pro football : three other world champions: 5 ,000 and I 0,000 winner Olympic go ld-m edal speed "Bullet Bob" won two of

"Failing to prepare 1s preparing to

- Wayne Gretzky, Olympian, Ice Hockey

them in 1964, tying the world record in the 100 meters and running one of the greatest anchor legs ever seen to bring the United States from far behind in the 400-meter relay

He joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1965 and showed what he could do right away. In a preseason game, quarterback Jerry Rhome overthrew everyone, or, at least, so it seemed, until Hayes swooped in and caught the ball. Immediately promoted to the starting lineup for the opener, Hayes scored touchdowns on three of his fir s t four catches.

That rookie year, Hayes led the league in touchdowns a nd became Dallas' first 1,000-yard receiver. The next year; he led the league in TDs again and cracked 1,2 00 yards, a team record that stood for 25 years The Cowboys also won their division for the first time.

one could beat him ," said Staubach , a Hall of Farner himself "Quarterbacks get used to wide receivers because they're pretty simi lar, but was crazy-fast. You had to learn to get rid of it a lot quicker because his speed was so different than everybody else . ... You thought you ' d overthrew him and he ' d run under it like he had to slow down."

He was a heck of a punt returner, too.

Hayes led the le ague in total punt-return yardage in 1967 and in yards per punt return in 1968 . His average that season was 20.8; nobody has come within 2 yards since.

To put Hayes ' career in modern terms, consider this: Over 11 years, he averaged more yards per punt return than Deion Sanders, more yards per catch than Randy Moss, scored more touchdowns than Michael Irvin and averaged a touchdown Hayes went on to lead the NFL in yards per catch every 5.2 catches, compared to every 6.8 catches in 1970, the year the Cowboys went to their first for Terrell Owens and every 7 .9 for Jerry Rice. Super Bowl, and again in ' 71, when Dallas won it all for the first time. That made him the first And, get this - stats were a lot harder to coll' person to win Olympic gold and a Super Bowl; in his era. he 's still the only one

" You didn 't throw the ball 45 times per ga me " This guy revolutionized the passing game and ba ck then and receivers could get hit anywhere forced them to come up with the zone defense, down the field ," Staubach said. "That was the just li ke Wilt Chamberlain forced them to change thing with Bob They knew they cou ldn 't catch certain rules in basketball," Hall of Fame defen- him, so they were trying hit him." sive back Herb Adderley said.

Hayes was a huge threat no matter who was throwing him the ball. He caught a 95 -y ard touchdown pass from Don Meredith, an 89-yarder from Craig Morton and an 85-yarder from Roger Staubach.

The same day he notched the club-record 95 - yarder, Hayes also scored from 52 yards out. He finished that game with 246 yards, another club record.

"He cou ld a lways just hit another gear and no

It makes you wonder what Hayes would've been like with today's rules.

" Oh , my goodness," said Adder ley, who went head-to-head with Hayes while playing for Green Bay, then became his close friend as teammates in Dallas . " I don ' t know how they ' d cover him unless they used two or three guys."

So, back to the original point : Why did it take 29 years after Hayes became eligible, and seven years after he died at age 59, for the "Bullet" to finally land in Canton?

Well, in 1979 , just before he went on the ballot for the fir~e , Hayes pleade d guilty to delivering narcotics to an ~rcover police officer and spent 10 months behind bars. Although the conviction later was overturned, the damage to his reputation was done

"That shouldn't have prevented him from being in the Hall of Fame, but I definitely feel it did," Staubach said. "I think most people feel that's the case because the facts are so overwhelming."

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones helped revive Hayes' candidacy by putting him into the club's Rin g of Honor in 200 1. Hayes died a year later, but got another shot a t the Hall when the senior committee made h im a finalist in 2004 It took a rare second chance from the seniors for him to finally make it this time .

This ceremony emphasized the highlights of Hayes' career and life.

Staubach was the presenter, followed by a video tribute.

Bob Hayes Jr. accepted the honor on his father's behalf.

Hayes will join Jim Thorpe as the only Olympic gold medalists in Canton. He'll also be the 11th person inducted primarily for his days with the Cowboys.

" The common denominator about Bob is that he cared about people," ..s-taubac h said. " He wanted to put a smile on people's faces. And he was a phenomenal athlete ."

In 20 06 Bob Hayes was inducted posthumously into the U.S. Olympic Committee Hall of Fame.

Candace Parker (basketball, 2008)

Naperville loves Candace Parker, and the basketball star is equally fond of the town where she g rew up.

The shared affection was on display when Parker was the guest of honor at a ceremony dedic a ting the basketball court at Spring-Field Park in her name She cut the ribbon on Candace Parker Court , a place where she spent plenty of productive time as a child.

"This is where I pretty much first picked up a basketball ," said Parker, the former Naperville Central High School standout who play s for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA "T he first time I was on the court I was 5, had these hug e braids and played with my big brothers The park meant so much to our family."

A plaque implanted in the sidewalk leading to the court notes that it was "the place where, for many years, Parker practiced and honed her craft under the guidance of her father." Larry Parker was a former college basketball player who helped his daughter shape her game through countless hours of play

Candace said Spring-Field was "the first court I beat my dad one-on-one."

Naperville Park District Executive Director Ray McGury said namin g the court after Parker was something "long overdue ," de sc ribing the honor as a way to welcome back "one of the most famous people from Naperville. "

CANDACE PARKER

Parker led Naperville Central to a pair of state IN THE NEWS basketball championships , starred at the Univer- Nancy Lieberman (basketball, 1976) sity of Tennessee, was the top draft choice of the Nancy Lieberman is making history once af_ Sparks in 2008 and guided the U.S . Women's Basketball Team to th e gold medal in last sum- After years of breaking boundaries for women mer's Olympic Games in professional sports , today Lieberman made

She s a id the highlight of2009 was the May birth of her dau g hter, Lailaa , whom she happily pushed in a stroll e r alongside her husband, Shelden Williams, a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves , as they arrived for the dedication ceremony.

Parker was greeted by a few hundred fans , many of whom she accommodated afterward by sign• ing autographs

As he awarded her a key to the city, diminutive Naperville Mayor George Pradel joked that he will always look up to the 6-foot-4-inch Parker, but said it was because of her accomplishments as much as the difference in height.

" We ' re giving you the key to the city becau s e we always want you to come back," Pradel said.

" Candace is even a better young woman than she is a basketball player and that means a lot to me, " family friend Charlie Brown said.

" The city of Naperville holds a special place in my heart, " Parker said. " J want to th a nk my parents for bringing us here. !fit was at all possible , I'd like to raise Lailaa here "

Parker said she never imagined evolving into a role model for female athletes during her days playing at the Spring-Field court, but believes she has plenty of company

"My generation was probably the first that had a few female a thletes to really look up to, but today there are countless female athl e tes for young girls to look up to ," she said.

her fiercest challenge to the sports world: th a t a woman can co ach men's professional basketball.

At a press conference in Dallas, Lieberman announced her new position as the head coach of the new NBA Development League (D-League) franchise in suburban Dallas The team, which is yet to be named, is an affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks This appointment makes her the first woman head coach of a NBA Development League team.

" In 1986, my goal was not to be a girl playing in a men's league , it was to be a player in a men's league, " Lieberman told reporters in Dallas. " In 20 I 0 , I don ' t want to be a woman who is coaching men, I want to be a coach who is coaching. "

Stephanie Ready, sideliner reporter for the Charlotte Bobcats , was an assistant coach for the now-defunct Greenville Groove in South Carolina from 2001 to 2003, becoming the first female coach in the D-League. Today, Lieberman takes Ready's achievements a step further with her acceptance of the head coach position .

As head coach , she is expected to work with current and future NBA players. The NBA DLeague is touted as the most scouted professional men ' s basketball league outside of the NBA , and players who are in their first and second seasons playing in the NBA are eligible to train with the affiliate D-League team.

Lieberman has valuable experience in men ' s professional basketball , playing alongside men throughout her playing career In the mid- J 980s she became the first woman to play in a men ' s professional basketball league, with the United

States Basketball League. She a lso played in summer I agues for Pat Riley with the Los Angeles Lakers and nk Layden with the Utah Jazz .

those issues, " Donnie Nelson, partial owner of the DLeague team and head of basketball operations for the Dallas Mavericks, said. "Besides, if you can't respect authority, no matter what form or color it comes in, I don't " I feel like I' m the right person for the job, " Lieberman want you on my team." said. "I know how these guys feel. I played in the minor leagues I'm ultimately connected to that p art of develop- Crystl Bustos (softball, 2000, '04, '08) ment in a player 's life ."

Her three years as head coach for the Detroit Shock from 1998-2000 also adds to her readiness to take on the challenges ahead.

As a testament to her endurance and talent , she made WNBA history in 1997 as the oldest woman to play in the league at 39 years old , and again in 2008 at 50 . Lieberman was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1996 and to the Women 's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.

"S he's got the skins, the experience - she know s what she's doing - so I certainly hope that we're well beyond

Two-time Olympic softball go ld medalist Crystl Bustos

(BOO -st oes) has been named manager of the Akron Racers of the National Pro Fastpitch League.

Bustos, who retired as a player for Akron this s ummer, will take over for Barb Sherwood , general manager Joey Arrietta said.

Bustos is re garded as the top power hitter in women's softball history She won Olympic gold medals in 2000 and 2004 and a silver medal in 2008.

" It is an honor to become the Race rs field mana ge r," Bu st os said in a release . " Joey put together a very talented roster this past year and l believe we can do great things .I was a pro before I became an Olympian and I want to do whatever I can to help develop the pro game."

MILESTONES

Lisa Kosglow (skiing, 1998, '02) and Jeff Greenwood (skiing, 2002)

Emi li a Doll Greenwood was born Nov 8th at I 0:30 pm. She was 6 lb s 10 oz. She's earned the nickname "Little Velociraptor" for the ferocity of her l ittle mandible and her seemingly insatiable appetite. "We are all doing well adjusting to our new life and sleepless nights. " She is healthy and beautiful and we are gratefu l and h a ppy

Amanda Beard (swimming, 1996, '00, '04, '08)

It 's a boy for four-time Olympian Amanda Be ar d. The swimmer gave birth to her first child , Bl a ise Ray Brown The boy weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces.

"Mom is doing great!" her agent , Evan Morganstein, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

The 27-year-old swimmer and her husband, photographer

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Sacha Brown, were married in May off the coast of Indonesia.

Beard, a seven-time Olympic medalist, competed in the Beijing Games but failed to advance out of the preliminaries in the 200-meter breaststroke.

Shannon Miller (gymnastics, 1992, '96)

1996 double Olympic gold medalist Shannon Miller and her husband, Florida politician John Falconetti welcomed a baby boy, also named John.

John Rocco Falconetti weighed seven pounds and 11 ounces, Inside Gymnastics Magazine reported, and arrived about a week ahead of schedule.

Miller, who married Falconetti in August 2007, announced her pregnancy in April. She is the third member of the "Magnificent Seven" (the gold medal-winning 1996 U.S. women's Olym-

pie gymnastics team) to give birth. Amanda Borden had a daughter, Kennedy, two years ag ~ and Dominique Moceanu and husband Mike C ' nales have two children, Carmen and Vincent.

Kerri Walsh (beach volleyball, 2000, '04, '08) Kerri Walsh will dip her toes into the deep sands of her adopted hometown of Hermosa Beach, a sensation that is as comfortable to her as competing in a bikini in front of thousands of fans and the TV cameras.

But things have chaged for the better.

In May, Walsh and her husband, fellow beach volleyball pro Casey Jennings, had their first child, a son named Joey.

IN MEMORIAM

Richard W. Cortright (cycling, 1952, '56, '60) Richard passed away on September 4, 2009 Cortright was a three-time member of the U.S.

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Olympic bicycling team, died after a struggle with cancer. He was 79.

Cort right , renowned as a sprinter, raced in the Olympics in 1952, 1956 and ] 960. Earlier this year, he was inducted into the U. S. Cycling Hall of Fame.

He told a Buffalo News reporter in 1960 that he never owned a regular bicycle. Ever since he was 11 , he just had racing bikes.

" I kept stealing my brother 's bike and he wasn't very happy about that," he said in 1995, when he as inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. "So my dad finally got 20 bucks together and got a little racing clunker and started me on my way. We'd go over to Humboldt Park every night to train."

By the time he was 20, he was a national amateur champion. He won prestigious road races in record times. He won 18 major races in 1949. The fo!Jowing year he was named Best All-Around Rider in the United States,

breaking records as he won 13 consecutive races on the amateur cycling circuit, then followed a broken collarbone with 13 more victories.

Drafted into the Army in 1951 , he was stationed in Germany and advanced to corporal, then was reassigned back to Fort Dix , N. J., in 1952 so he could train and qualify for the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Cortright suffered numerous injuries through the years, including another broken collarbone in 1957 and numerous broken bones when he was hit by a car while training for the Pan-American Games in 1959.

Despite his doctor 's warning , he went back to ride with the U. S. 4,000-meter pursuit team that set a record in winning the gold medal in the 1959 Pan-American Games in Chicago. Named Buffalo's Athlete of the Year in 1960 , he went on to be a professional six-day bicycle racer from 1961 to 1966.

Born in Buffalo, he was a graduate of Kensington High

School and first worked as a railroad brakeman, then as a construction worker and an insurance held in 1980 in New York City. salesman. After his rac ing career ended, he "Rusty was the Gloria Steinem of judo, and became a clerk with the U S. Postal Service He women's judo would not be where it is today retired in the early 1990s . without her relentless efforts," Corinne Shigemoto , the U .S . team's coach at the 1996 Olympics. Over the years, he stayed within a few pounds of Kanokogi coached the U S. women's judo team his 177-pound riding weight, mostly working out at the Olympics in Seoul , South Korea in 1988, indoors and on a stationary bike. the year the sport was added to the games ,

Surviving are his wife of 55 years, the former Rosemary Pralow; and two daughters , Cindy Rose Drust of Cheektowaga and Cathy Lynn Scott according to Colorado Springs, Colo. based USA Judo. She worked as a judo commentator for NBC during the network ' s coverage of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece

Jean Kanokogi said her mother worked hard

Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi (judo coach, 1988) to provide opportunities for women to com-

Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi , known as the "Mothe r pete in judo after she was stripped of a gold of Judo " partly for her role in bringing women's medal she won at the 1959 New York State judo to the Olympic Games, has died. She was 74 YMCA Judo Championships. Women weren't Her daughter, Jean Kanokogi, said she died at allowed to compete. Lutheran Medical Center in New York following a three-year battle with leukemia.

Rusty Kanokogi competed in judo against men in the 1950s and helped create the first Women's World Judo Championships, which were

Jean Kanokogi said her mother had very short hair and wore a T-shirt that flattened her chest. She never told YMCA competition officials that she was a man when she compet/) with the Brooklyn Central YMCA team.

RENA "RUSTY" KANOKOGI

"Her coach said, 'Don't bring any attention. Just pull a d aw,"' Jean Kanokogi said. "I guess she couldn't help ,elf and she beat the guy."

Kanokogi is also survived by husband, Ryohei Kanokogi, and son, Ted Kanokogi.

" Rusty was one of the greatest influencers in the world

An official later called her into his office and asked if she of women's sports and a person who never really rewas a female. She was told to give up her medal or force ceived the acclaim and recognition she so richly deher team to give up theirs, Jean Kanokogi said . served," Women's Sports Foundation Founder Billie Jean King said in a statement issued through USA Judo. "From there, she fe lt like no woman should ever suffer that indignity again. And that's how it all started," Jean Dave Laut (athletics, 1984) Kanokogi said.

Kanokogi coached and refereed in the sport for years and

Dave passed away on August 27, 2009. He was 53 years old Laut won a bronze medal for the United

States in the shot put at the 1984 Olympics in Los received several honors, including last year's "Emperor's Ange les. Award of the Rising Sun," bestowed on foreigners who have had a positive influence on Japanese society. She is also the first Born in Ohio and raised in Southern California, Laut won woman to receive the ranking of seventh -degree black belt.

two NCAA titles at UCLA and a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games, in addition to his Olympic medal. In August, the Brooklyn YMCA awarded her the go ld Laut was favored to win the gold medal at the 1984 medal she had won in 1959.

Olympics after throwing 70 feet, 10 inches at the U.S. O lympic Trials He won the bronze instead with a mark Among her lifelong goals was to become an interna- of 68 feet, 9 3 / 4 inches on his final attempt at the Los tional judo referee, which she recently accomplished, Angeles Coliseum her daughter said She was a lso to be inducted into the rnat ion a l Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in April. In 1985 , he was ranked the No. 7 shot-putter in the world and the No. 1 America n. But his career nearly ended the fol lowing year when he tore tendons in both knees during

an agi lity test to become a fireman.

Laut's effort to make the 1988 U S. Olympic team fell short at the Olympic Trials with a best of 66 feet , 8 3/ 4 inches.

Laut worked out every day in the garage of his small stucco home in Ventura County, abo ut 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles

Laut was a track coach for eight years , then athletic director for a year, at Hueneme High School in Oxnard He had spent much of the day before he was killed helping student-ath letes arrange physicals for the upcoming school year.

Leo E. Massa (skiing, 1960) Leo passed away on September 3, 2009, at St. Barnabas

DAVE LAUT

Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. Leo was 79. He was born in Clearwater, FL and spent his pre-teen years in Finland before finally moving to Holmdel, NJ in 1952. He attended Red Bank High School and excelled in baseball. He tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers Leo was also an avid cross country skier and competitor. He participated in many U.S. national and regional ski races and won the 1958 National Championship. That same year, he was a member of the U.S cross country ski team that competed in the World Nordic Championship in Lahti, Finland. In 1960 he was a member of the U.S. Olympic cross country ski team in Squaw Valley, California , and in 1962 he competed in the World Nordic Championship in Zakopane, Poland. Leo was the co-owner of Eino Massa & Son custom home builders in Holmdel and was the owner and real estate broker at Leo. E Massa Real Estate from 1972-1998.

He is predeceased by his parents , Eino and Inga (Laisi) Massa and his brother, George Massa, who passed away serving our country as a World War II Army Air Force pilot of a 8-17 Bomber Surviving are his wife , Sinikka (Gronroos)

Massa; his son, Yrjo "George" L. Massa and his daughter-in-law Patricia of Long Valley, NJ; three grandchildren, Alexander, Annika an\ Isabella; his sister, Irma Richeal of Lincroft; two nephews, three nieces, several great nieces, and nephews ; and many friends.

Roger Herbert Morris (rowing, 1936)

Roger passed away on July 22 , 2009. He was 94 years old. Morris was the last surviving link to one of Seattle ' s greatest sports achievements. Morris manned the bow position on the University of Washington crew that won the eight-oared gold medal at Adolph Hitler's 1936 Olympics in Berlin Morris was the only remaining member of the crew, four of whom lived into their 90s. Bonded forever by their come-from-behind victory in the last Olympics before World War II wiped out the Games in 1940 and 1944 , the rowers for many years had annual , informal reunions, one with families, the other for themselves only.

"I couldn't help but think , he was going to miss the reunion this year," said Bob Ernst , longtim ~ rowing coach at Washington "He was all by himself. "

Ernst called Mr Morris " a very humble guy, such a good guy. I don't think the gold medal ever became the focus of his life "

A daughter, Joan Mullen , said her father lived most of his years in the Seattle area. He earned a degree at Washington and became a mechanical engineer, specializing in dredging at Manson Construction. Morris grew up in Fremont, attended Lincoln High

THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CREW WON THE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IN 1936 IN BERLIN, GERMANY.. H. ROGER MORRIS IS I' ON THE FAR LEFT. HE WAS THE TEAMS LAST SURVIVING MEMBER.

School, and often walked to or from classes at the UW, h 's daughter said.

"Fremont was just plain poor then," she said , referring to the Depression era. "O ne year, he had an old Model-T [Ford] from his father that he was able to drive to school. Then his father needed it for someone who worked for him

"He'd go to classes , go work out and then walk home. He said he got rides once in a whi le. "

A ll the members of that Olympics-winning shell were from Western Washington, and none had rowed until going to the UW. Mullen recalls her father being pointed toward the sport by teammate Joe Rantz, who died at 93 in 2007 .

The rowers had a phenomenal 1936 season, but had to raise money to help finance their trip. They joined O lympic teammate s in New York on a steamship for the eight-day journey to Germany.

Randy Snow (1992, '96, '00)

elchair tennis legend Randy Snow passed away on 1,0vember 2 1, 2009 in E l Salvador where he was

giving a clinic for the Int ernationa l Tennis Federation. Randy was an accomplished wheelchair athlete in tennis , basketball and racing, but he made his biggest impact in the world of tennis.

During his playing career, Randy was ranked No. I in the world, and swept both the singles and doubles go ld medals at the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona. There, he won the doubles event with his best friend and the founder of wheelchair tennis , Brad Parks Randy also won the U.S. Open wheelchair sing les tit le s IO times , and was a six -tim e winner of the U.S. Open wheelchair doubles In addition, Randy also was a member of the bronze medal winning USA wheelchair basketball team in At lanta in 1996

In 2004, Randy was inducted into the United States Olympic Committee Hall of Fame.

Randy was a pioneer in the sport of wheelchair tennis and remained one of its strongest advocates, conducting hundreds of wheelchair sports camps, lectures and presentations.

Charlie Tribble (wrestling, 1964)

Charlie was one of the first All-Americans in Arizona

"I remember standing on that podium, and for the first time probably before or since, wishing our national anthem had more verses."

- Don Jansen, Olympian, Speedskating

RANDY SNOW

CHARLIE TRIBBLE

State Univ ersity wrestling history and a supporter ofwrestling 1s growth in the Valley of the Sun , both on the collegiate a nd hi g h school level , passed away on October 17, at the age of 67 A native of Indio , Calif., Tribble came to Tempe in the early I 960s to compete for both the Sun Devil wrestling and football programs

Tribble helped to make history for the program as he joined teammates Glenn McMinn Sr. and Buzz Hayes at the 1965 NCAA Wrestling Championships that were held at Wyoming with all three collecting All-America honors by plac-

Tribble was awarded the Gorrarian Award (most pins in least time).

Before his run at the national collegiate event , Tribble made history for the program as he stepped onto the international stage as a n Olympian at the 1964 Tokyo Games Competing in freestyle at 77kg (170 pounds), Tribble received a tough draw and was pinned in his first and only match at 4: 11 by Ismail Ogan of Turkey . Ogan would later go on to win the gold medal.

ing in the Top 8 of the n ationa l tournament. In Historically at ASU , Tribble holds a pair ofrehis lone season on the m ats for the Sun Devils, cords and contributed to a third as he was a memTribble competed at 177 pounds and won the ber of the wrestling program's first conference Western Athletic Conference (WAC) title at his team title as the Sun Devils won the 1965 WAC , weight, mak ing him the first African-American in the first of two in that leag ue and 18 overall ( 16 program history to become a conference cham- in the Pac- I 0). On an individual basis , he is still pion and an All-American the only Sun Devil to have earned the Gorrarian Award at the NCAA C hampionship s while als L Seeded third at his weight class , Tribble received holdin g the program record for winning percenta bye in the fir s t round of the NCAA Champion- age for wrestlers with 50 or less wins in a career ships before pinning Lee Hall (Pittsburgh) in the as he went 32-2-2 (.917) in his lon e year of seco nd round at I :47. He then downed sixth- competition.

seeded Gerry Franzen (Navy) , 3-0, in the quarterfinals before falling in a 6-0 decision to second- A one-time coach at South Mountain High see ded and eventual champion Tom Peckh a m School in Phoeni x, Tribble was e nshrined in (Iowa State) in the semifinals. In the consolation a pair of Halls with the most recent coming rounds, Tribble bounced back with a pair of wins in 2007 as he was inducted into the Arizona by fall as he stuck Chris Stowell (Michigan) in Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall ofFame I :01 of the consolation semifinal and then Roger as a Distinguished Member. In 1993 , Tribble was Mickish (Oklahoma) in I :40 of the medal match selected for enshrinement in the Arizona State to take third overal I. With hi s three pins in 4 :28, Hall of Fame as well.

Nikki Stone (skiing/freestyle-aerials, 1994, "98)

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SANDRA KELLY PRESENTS THE JACK KELLY FAIR PLAY AWARD TO USA WATER SKI ATHLETE REGINA JAQUESS.

1968 HIGH JUMPERS ED CARUTHERS, DICK FOSBURY AND REYNALDO BROWN REUNITE AT THE 2009 SENIOR GAMES.

1968 OLYMPIC CHAMPION TOMMIE SMITH AND HIS WIFE DELOIS ENJOY ANICE EVENING OF CAMARADERIE.

1972 PAIRS FIGURE SKATER, JOJO STARBUCK HELPS OUT SOME YOUNG SKATERS AT THE l 00 DAYS OUT TO VANCOUVER EVENT AT ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NY.

1960 & 1964 SPEEDSKATING OLYMPIAN FLOYD BEDBURY LOVES TO "GIVE BACK".

OLYMPIANS GATHER IN LAS VEGAS TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY 1968 OLYMPIC CHAMPION MEL PENDER, 3RD FROM LEFT, OF TEAMMATE AND FRIEND, MEL PENDER. IS ALL SMILES.

MEMBERS OF THE U.S. OLYMPIANS & PARALYMPIANS -COLORADO FLOYD BEDBURY DOING WHAT HE LOVES MORE THAN CHAPTER GATHERED TO CATCH UP AND RECONNECT. ANYTHING, RIDING THE OPEN ROAD.

OLYMPIANS CARISSA GUMP, RYAN RESER, ELI BREMER AND MARGAUX ISAKSEN TAKE TIME OUT TO SNAP AGROUP SHOT DURING THE 2009 PARADE OF LIGHTS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.

THE 4TH ANNUAL GATHERING OF U.S. OLYMPIC AND U.S. SKI TEAM SKI JUMPERS TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 11 TH AND 12TH, 2009 IN ISHPEMING, MICH. THE EVENT TOOK PLACE AROUND THE U.S. SKI AND SNOWBOARD HALL OF FAME, LOCATED IN THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. MORE THAN 70 OLYMPIC AND SKI TEAM MEMBERS WERE JOINED BY FOUR FELLOW SKI JUMPERS FROM EUROPE.

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Colorado Olympians

President: Gene Kotlarek (skiing, 1960, ' 64) (303)-807 -3911

Fl orida Olympians

Pres ident : Jim Millns (figure skating, 1976) (813) 926-5955

Hawaii Olymp ians

President: Michael Rothwell (soiling, 1976) (808) 737-8789

Idaho Olympians

Preside nt, Dick Fo sbury (athlet ics, 1968) (208) 720-2352

Indiana Olympians

President: Ollon Cossell (athletics , 1964) (317) 466-0444

Michigan Olympians &Porolympions

President: Jud i Brown Clarke (athletics , 1984) (517) 881 -6710

Midwest Olympians &Parolympians

President , Diane Simpson Bundy (rhythm ic gymnastics, 1988) (847) 452-7843

Missouri/Illinois Olympians &Porolympians

President : John Carenza (soccer, 1972) (314) 846-4124

National Capital Area Olympian s

President: Arlene Limas (tae kwondo , 1988) (540) 720-1988

New England Are a Olympians

President, John Thomas (athleti cs, 1960, '64) (508) 584 -7474

Northern Californi a Olympians

President: Greg Massialas (fencing, 1980, '84 , '88) (415) 441 -0521

Oregon Olympians

President : Lisa Kosglow (sk ii ng, 1998, '02) (54 1) 400-9061

Southern Californ ia Olymp ians

President , Cathy Marino (canoe/kayak, 1988 , '92) (714) 847-5596

Southwest Olympians

President : Sammy Walker (weightlifting, 1976) (469) 955-3158

Tr i- States Olympians

President: Otis Dav is (ath letics , 1960) (201) 392-8448

Utah Olympians

President , Debro Stork Clark (gymnastics, 1972) (801) 369-9918

Wash ington State Olympians

Pres ident , John Stillings (rowing, 1984) (206) 440-0708

Western PA-OH -WVA Olymp ians

President : Jeff McLaughlin (row ing , 1988, '92) (412) 253-0857

No chapter in your area? Interested in starting a chapter? Contact the U.S. Olympians Association office for details at (BOO) 717-7555.

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

USOC CHAIRMAN

Lor ryProb st

Bob Bowlsby Ursula Burns

An ita DeFrontz (ro wing , 1976, '80) Jim Easton

John Hendricks

Jair Lynch (gymna stics , 1992, ' 96)

Mary Mc(ogg (rowing , 1992 , '96)

Mike Plant (speedskating , 1980)

Stephanie Streeter

USOC PRESIDENT IN AN HONORARY CAPACITY

Pete r Ueberroth

Acting USO( CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Stephanie Streeter

U.S. OLYMPIANS OFFICERS 2009 -2012

PRESIDENT

Willie Banks (a thletics , 1980 , '84 , '88)

VICE PRESIDENTS

Caryn Dav ies (rowin g, 2004 , '08)

Dick Fo sbury (athletics, 1968)

Gary W . Hall Sr. (s wimming , 1968 , '72 , '76)

Micki King (diving , 1968 , '72}

Carol Lewis (athletics, 1980, '84 , '88)

Dw ight Stone s (athletics, 1972, '76 , '84)

HONORARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dorothy Franey Lang kop (speedskating , 1932)

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

John Naber (swimming , 1976)

PAST PRESIDENT

Bill Toomey (athletics , 1968)

EDITORIAL STAFF

SENIOR EDITOR

Cynthia E Sting er (team handball , 1984, '88 , '92)

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Christine Taylor

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR

Den is e O'Shea - O'Shea Design

Photos by : Getty Images & Other Sources

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