(1945-01-10) January 10, 1945 (age 79) Rutland, Vermont, U.S.[1]
Occupation
Alpine skier
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Skiing career
Disciplines
Slalom, giant slalom
Club
University of Denver
World Cup debut
March 1967 (age 22)
Retired
March 1972 (age 27)
Olympics
Teams
2 – (1968, 1972)
Medals
0
World Championships
Teams
3 – (1968, 1970, 1972) includes two Olympics
Medals
0
World Cup
Seasons
5 – (1968–1972)
Wins
0
Podiums
3 – (3 SL)
Overall titles
0 – (14th in 1968)
Discipline titles
0 – (7th in SL, 1968)
Frederick Stoddard "Rick" Chaffee II (born January 10, 1945) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He competed in the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972. Chaffee finished ninth in the slalom in 1968 to join teammates Spider Sabich and Jimmie Heuga in the top ten.
Born in Rutland, Vermont, Chaffee raced for the University of Denver and won individual and team NCAA titles;[2] he took the individual titles in slalom and the combined in 1965 at Crystal Mountain, Washington,[3][4][5][6] as the Pioneers won their fifth of seven consecutive team titles.
His brother Kim, sister Suzy, and cousin Jon are also former competitive skiers.[1]
^ abcRick Chaffee at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
^"Denver University takes ski event". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 15.
^"Heuga charges, but Chaffee wins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 27, 1965. p. 9.
^"Rick Chaffee combined champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 28, 1965. p. 1, sports.
^"Collegians get short rest before next ski tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 11.
^Hewins, Jack (March 29, 1965). "Denver nabs ski crown". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 4.
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