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Buff Tribute: Jimmie Heuga 1943-2010

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Dave Plati
Jimmie Heuga (PolSci’73)

Former CU-Boulder skier and Olympic bronze medalist Jimmie Heuga (PolSci’73) passed away Feb. 8, 46 years to the day he won one of the first two medals in United States men’s Olympic ski team history. He was 66.
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Former ski champ dies in plane crash

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Staff
Bryan Sax (Bus’95)

Bryan Sax (Bus’95), the last CU skier to win a men’s NCAA giant slalom title, died when two small planes collided over the Florida Everglades on Dec. 6. He was 37. Sax, who started his CU career on the development team, won the giant slalom at the 1995 NCAA meet, helping the Buffs claim a national team title. The NCAA
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