William Lebaron BECK

Estados Unidos da América
Estados Unidos da América
Esqui AlpinoEsqui Alpino
Participações2
Primeira ParticipaçãoOslo 1952
Ano de nascimento1929

Biografia

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.

Resultados Olímpicos

Athlete Olympic Results Content

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