November 19, 2012
Summary: Olympic Nordic Skiing legend Bill Koch was among the inaugural inductees to the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame.
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.? -- Olympic Nordic Skiing legend Bill Koch was among the inaugural inductees to the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame. Koch and 12 other of the finest Green Mountain State athletes and contributors were honored Saturday, November 17, 2012 when the VSHOF inducted its inaugural class at the DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington.
A native of Brattleboro and Guilford, Koch was the first American to win an Olympic medal in Nordic Skiing taking silver in the 30-K at the 1976 Olympics. He skied in three other Olympic games and also captured the overall Nordic World Cup Championship in 1982. Like baseball icons Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth, Koch's legacy is carried on as the many youth ski leagues of the New England Nordic Ski Association are named in his honor- the Bill Koch Youth Ski Leagues.
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The other inaugural inductees are Larry Benoit, outdoors (Duxbury); Jen Carlson, soccer (Shelburne); Ray Collins, baseball (Colchester); Larry Gardner, baseball (Enosburg Falls); Albert Gutterson, track and field (Springfield); Andrea Mead Lawrence, Alpine skiing (Rutland/Killington); John LeClair, ice hockey (St. Albans);Nicole Levesque Andres, basketball (Shaftsbury); Bob Yates, football (Montpelier); Tony Adams, contributor-media (Essex Junction); Jake Burton Carpenter, contributor- snowboarding (Londonderry); and Ken Squier, contributor- media/auto racing (Waterbury). ?
Launched in October 2011, The Vermont Sports Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization to recognize those individuals whose achievements and efforts have enhanced sports, athletics and recreation in the Green Mountain State. In addition to honoring those who make a significant contribution to the state's sports legacy, the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame will promote and provide inspiration in sports and recreation to the state's youth. A significant portion of the VSHOF's proceeds benefit its designated charity, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont.
For more information on the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame, log on to: http://www.vermontsportshall.com/
Source: http://www.nensa.net/news/index.php?id=5678
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