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	Dick Durrance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Durrance, who was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida, moved with his family to Garmisch, Germany in 1928.
		Durrance also produced a number of ski films and devoted most of his life to the promotion of the sport of skiing.
		Durrance died on June 13, 2004 in Carbondale, Colorado of natural causes.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/d/di/dick_durrance.html (221 words)

	Blog of Death: Dick Durrance
		Dick Durrance, a former Olympian and U.S. ski champion, died on June 13 of natural causes.
		Once he stopped competing, Durrance took a job manufacturing skis in Denver, then became the general manager of the Aspen Skiing Co. To turn Aspen into a major skiing destination, Durrance contracted new lifts, ordered the building of new trails and designed the racecourse used for the 1950 FIS World Championships.
		Durrance's life was chronicled in the biography, "The Man on the Medal." He was married to skier and photographer Margaret "Miggs" Durrance, who died in 2002.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001063.html (365 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Skiing news / Pioneering skier Dick Durrance dies at 89 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Durrance finished eighth in the slalom and 11th in the downhill.
		Durrance was the first general manager of the Aspen Skiing Co., and a key developer of the resort at Alta, Utah.
		Durrance is survived by sons Dave and Dick Jr.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/skiing/articles/2004/06/14/pioneering_skier_dick_durrance_dies_at_89 (274 words)

	Dick Durrance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richard "Dick" Durrance (October 14, 1914 - June 13, 2004) was an 17-time national championship skier and one of the first American skiiers to compete successfully with European skiiers.
		In Germany, Durrance skied competitively, winning the German Junior Alpine Championship in 1932.
		Durrance also won the U.S. men's downhill, slalom and Alpine combined events in 1937 and was named to the U.S. Olympic Team for the 1936 Winter Olympics, finishing eighth in the slalom and 11th in the downhill events.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dick_Durrance (234 words)

	idaho mountain express : Skiing great Durrance dies — 'The greatest skier this country ever produced' : ...
		Olympian Dick Durrance, who universally was considered the first world-class alpine racer from the U.S., died Sunday from natural causes at Carbondale, Colo., north of Aspen.
		Durrance was also instrumental in the early development of the Warm Springs ski run on Baldy.
		Durrance also was the chief of race for the alpine events at the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif. He was selected for membership in the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1958.
	www.mtexpress.com /2004/04-06-16/04-06-16durrance.htm (1263 words)

	I.S.H.A. Bulletin Board
		America's first skiing superstar, Dick Durrance, died in Carbondale, Colorado of natural causes on June 13 at the age of 89.
		Durrance broke into national prominence by placing 8th in the slalom and 10th in alpine combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany-the first U.S. skier to place in the top ten during a major international race.
		Durrance was born in 1914 in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
	www.skiinghistory.org /durrance.html (1577 words)

	Aspen remembers skiing legend Dick Durrance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Durrance is said to be among the first, if not the first, skiers to install raised platforms on ski bindings to increase racing performance - a technique that came into vogue years later.
		Durrance later worked with Averill Harriman to expand Sun Valley, Idaho, and moved on to do the same thing at Alta, where ski-borne troops of the 10th Mountain Division were first trained by Durrance and others.
		Durrance, whose biography is titled "The Man on the Medal," was preceded in death by his wife.
	www.aspendailynews.com /Search_Articles/view_article.cfm?OrderNumber=8000 (702 words)

	idaho mountain express : In the spirit of Dick Durrance: adventures in the ski film trade : december 5 - 11, 2001
		Dick Durrance, America’s first great alpine ski racer, is in the fourth annual Harriman Cup which he won the first two years and then lost last year.
		Dick Durrance is such a man. An art major graduate of Dartmouth College, he was America’s original ski filmmaker, as well as its first great ski racer.
		Dick Durrance is 86 years old and walks with a cane and a considerable stoop, a consequence of two car wrecks and three back surgeries.
	www.mtexpress.com /2001/01-12-05/01-12-05durrancept1.htm (1732 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Dick Durrance, 17-time US ski champion
		Durrance, downhill skiers would take a turn by shifting their skis away from the fall line and pushing snow to the sides, thus losing speed.
		Durrance would attack the turns in an almost upright position, maintaining much of his speed as shifted directions by getting up on the edge of his skis.
		Durrance finished eighth in the slalom and 11th in the downhill.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/06/15/dick_durrance_17_time_us_ski_champion?mode=PF (612 words)

	Dick Durrance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Durrance también ganó los hombres de ESTADOS UNIDOS en declive en, slalom y acontecimientos combinados alpestres en 1937 y fue nombrado al equipo olímpico de ESTADOS UNIDOS para las 1936 Olimpiadas del invierno, acabando octavo el slalom y 11mo en los acontecimientos en declive.
		Durrance también produjo un número de películas del esquí y dedicó la mayoría de su vida a la promoción del deporte del esquí.
		Durrance murió de junio el 13 de 2004 en Carbondale, Colorado de causas naturales.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/di/Dick%20Durrance.htm (259 words)

	Ski Racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Olympian Dick Durrance, who universally was considered the first world-class alpine racer from the United States, has died.
		They lived there for five years and Durrance, the second eldest, became an outstanding racer; he was the 1932 German junior champion and won other races on the continent.
		Durrance eventually enrolled in Dartmouth College and won four college titles; he also won the Harriman Cup, arguably the most prestigious ski trophy in that era, three times in Sun Valley.
	www.skiracing.com /finish_line/news_displayFl.php/1739/FINISH_LINE/newsArticles (478 words)

	Aspen Times News for Aspen Colorado - News
		Margaret (Miggs) Jennings Durrance, a longtime Aspen resident renowned for her photographs documenting the evolution of Aspen from a dormant mining community into a world-famous resort, died early Monday after a long illness.
		In 1947 Dick was made manager of the Aspen Ski Corp. Following the FIS World Championships in 1950, Dick began to shift his lifelong profession from skiing to filmmaking.
		Dick and journalist John Jerome in 1995 produced a book titled "The Man on the Medal," which relates the lives and adventures of Miggs and Dick.
	www.aspentimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20021112&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=211110012&Template=printart (618 words)

	ESPN.com - Durrance won 17 national titles
		ASPEN, Colo. -- Dick Durrance, one of the first great American skiers with so many national titles that the medal was later recast in his image, died Sunday.
		Durrance died of natural causes in Carbondale, north of Aspen, family members said.
		Durrance, the first general manager of the Aspen Skiing Co. and a key developer of the resort at Alta, Utah, won 17 national championships and three Harriman Cups, North America's largest ski race in the late 1930s.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1821856&type=story (567 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Dick Durrance
		There were no national intercollegiate championships at the time, but Durrance won the U. men's downhill, slalom, and Alpine combined in 1937, while still a student.
		He repeated in all three events in 1939 and also won the slalom and combined titles in 1940 and the slalom for a fourth time in 1941.
		Durrance was a member of the 1936 Olympic ski team and was named to the 1940 team that didn't compete because of World War II.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/durrance.shtml (166 words)

	Durrance remembered as ski pioneer and hero
		On the other side of the hill spread the Dipsy Doodle ski run, a run designed by Durrance and named after the trademark ski style he used to speed down slopes in soft boots and rigid skis.
		Durrance won 17 national championship titles, placed eighth in the slalom and 11th in the downhill at the 1936 Winter Olympics and won three Harriman Cups, North America's largest ski race in the late 1930s.
		Durrance also worked as a ski manufacturer, but he is perhaps best remembered as a filmmaker.
	www.aspendailynews.com /Search_Articles/view_article.cfm?OrderNumber=8284 (716 words)

	Teton Gravity Research Forums - Dick Durrance, RIP. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dick Durrance, an American ski racing pioneer and the first general manager of the Aspen Skiing Co., died Sunday in Carbondale of natural causes.
		Durrance, who won 17 national championships and three Harriman Cups - North America's largest ski race in the late 1930s - was born far from snow-covered hills in Tarpon Springs, Fla., in 1914.
		Dick Durrance ripped hickory like nobody else in his era.
	www.tetongravity.com /forums/printthread.php?t=12606 (391 words)

	Ski Club of Great Britain
		Dick Durrance, who won so many national championships that the national championship medal was re-cast with his image, died of natural causes in Carbondale.
		Durrance broke that domination by winning the race in 1937, 1938 and 1940, retiring the cup.
		It was her photo of Dick skiing low and fast over a small hump, legs wide with a cloud of snow behind him, that was cast onto the national championship medal.
	www.skiclub.co.uk /skiclub/news/item.asp?intCategoryID=1&intItemID=2176 (619 words)

	Dick Durrance II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dick Durrance II Dick Durrance II Shooting professionally for over thirty years, Dick Durrance has worked with distinction in an extraordinarily diverse range of photographic fields.
		In 1972, Dick launched his career in advertising and corporate photography, and was later joined by his wife and business partner Susan Drinker.
		Dick has been selected as the preferred photographer for Troon Golf and commissioned by the PGA Tour to photograph their TPC courses.
	www.academyofgolfart.com /biodick.htm (255 words)

	Denver Rocky Mountain News: DICK DURRANCE HELPED PUT ASPEN ON THE MAP@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Colorado lost one of its skiing legends with the death of Dick Durrance.
		Durrance moved to Denver in 1945 and, a few years later, became the first general manager of the Aspen Skiing Co. He is credited with turning Aspen into a skiing town in the late 1940s and early 1950s after bringing the FIS World Championships to Aspen in 1950.
		Durrance's skiing career was marked by an eclectic mix of accomplishments, from...
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	Summit Daily News for Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper and Frisco Colorado - News
		Dick Durrance poses during an interview in his home in 1998.
		Durrance dominated the collegiate and national circuits and placed eighth in the slalom and 11th in the downhill in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch.
		In 1941, the Durrances moved to Alta, Utah, where as the general manager and co-owner, Dick rebuilt the Alta Lodge and turned the fledgling area into a destination resort.
	www.summitdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040615/NEWS/106150001/0/FRONTPAGE (942 words)

	I.S.H.A. Bulletin Board
		Dick was the premier American skier of his time, and Miggs was named an alternate on the U.S. Olympic Ski Team of 1940 after only two years on skis.
		After World War II the Durrances moved to Aspen, where Dick was hired by industrialist Walter Paepcke to run the Aspen Company which, under Durrance, became America’s leading ski resort.
		As a consequence, the Durrances lived in Europe during the early 1950s where Dick made several movies and Miggs pursued her free lance photography career.
	www.skiinghistory.org /newsmiggsobit.html (652 words)

	Drinker, Susan
		The husband and wife team of Dick Durrance II and Susan Drinker is nationally renowned for their timeless photographs of majestic landscapes in national parks throughout the world.
		Dick Durrance began his career in photography with the Department of Army Special Photographic Office recording military activities in Southeast Asia and later went on to work for the National Geographic.
		In 1989 Susan Drinker and Dick Durrance combined their separate firms into Drinker Durrance Graphics and immediately gained national recognition for their striking photographic images.
	www.michaels.com /art/online/artistBio?artistid=5824 (257 words)

	ESPN.com - OLY - Pioneering skier Dick Durrance dies at 89 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		ESPN.com - OLY - Pioneering skier Dick Durrance dies at 89
		Updated: June 14, 2004, 8:25 PM ET Pioneering skier Dick Durrance dies at 89
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	sports.espn.go.com /espn/wire?section=skiing&id=1821799 (283 words)

	Golfers
		Durrance take us on a fascinating journey from Chelsea Piers in New York to "The Chilly Open" on a frozen lake in Minnesota to "Wild Golf" in the foothill pastures of Colorado.
		You don't have to be a golfer to appreciate the wisdom and humility that come with the game or the artistic hole-in-one that Durrance has shot with this book.
		Durrance has struck gold with his poignant look at the people of golf.
	www.golfbugs.com /GolfBookstore/isbn0740710966.html (364 words)

	Aspen Glen Club
		DICK DURRANCE II Internationally renowned photographer Dick Durrance has a very impressive and extensive list of credentials under his belt.
		Dick’s clients include Crown Golf and Evergreen Golf as well as many individual courses.
		The Aspen Glen Golf Shop has many of Dick’s framed prints of the Aspen Glen golf course on display and they are available for purchase through the Golf Shop.
	www.aspen-glen.com /golf/golf-photographer.htm (224 words)

	The Man on the Medal The Life and Times of America's First Great Ski Racer Dick Durrance, As Told by John Jerome ...
		The Man on the Medal The Life and Times of America's First Great Ski Racer Dick Durrance, As Told by John Jerome Hardcover, 11x9.5, 192 pages, 194 b/w photos.
		Dick Durrance played a major role in helping America take its rightful place in international ski racing.
		This book is partly his story as he came from Europe to lead our first Olympic alpine team in 1936 and went on to become America's most outstanding ski racer of his era, winning 17 national titles and becoming a three-time winner of the prestigious Harriman Cup.
	www.thealtastore.com /catalog/item/1275343/844320.htm (214 words)

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