William Lebaron BECK

Bill Beck grew up in Vermont and skied for Dartmouth, graduating in 1953. Beck was on the US Ski Team from 1951-57, placing fifth at the 1952 Olympic downhill, and also finished fifth that year in the Arlberg-Kandahar downhill. He also competed at the 1954 World Championships. After his competitive career ended, Beck stayed active in the ski industry as a coach, industry representative, and sport shop owner. With friend and skiier Verne Goodwin, Beck founded the SkiHaus stores in Middlebury and Rutland, Vermont, and Beck-Goodwin, Inc., a sales firm for ski equipment in the eastern half of the US. In 1970, they sold Beck-Goodwin, Inc. to the Garcia Corporation. Beck later opened Bill Beck Real Estate, a residential real estate firm in Middlebury, Vermont. He was inducted into the Vermont Ski Hall of Fame in 2009.