In 1956, he was named acting coach of the school's ski team after coach Bobo Sheehan left to coach the alpine skiers on the [[United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956 U.S. Olympic Team]].<ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/> In 1957, Beattie became the head skiing coach for the [[University of Colorado Boulder|University of Colorado]] in [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], and during his tenure the team won the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] national titles in 1959 and 1960.<ref name="national hall of fame">{{cite web|title=Robert Beattie|url=http://www.skihall.com/index.php?_a=document&doc_id=11&id=30|publisher=[[National Ski Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/> In 1961, the [[United States Ski and Snowboard Association|U.S. Ski Association]] named Beattie the [[United States Ski Team|U.S. Ski Team]]'s head alpine coach.<ref name="colorado hall of fame">{{cite web |title=Bob Beattie – Athlete – 1986 |url=http://www.skimuseum.net/halloffame/hall_of_fame_details.php?HallOfFameID=57 |work=Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame |publisher=Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum |access-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223135206/http://www.skimuseum.net/halloffame/hall_of_fame_details.php?HallOfFameID=57 |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="aspen hall">{{cite web |title=Bob Beattie |url=http://www.aspenhalloffame.org/bob_beattie.html |publisher=Aspen Hall of Fame |access-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120072556/http://www.aspenhalloffame.org/bob_beattie.html |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He continued to work concurrently for the university until 1965.<ref name="colorado hall of fame"/><ref name=poanbeco>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zyhQAAAAIBAJ&pg=1014%2C4114736 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=Post announces Beattie contract |agency=Associated Press |date=June 30, 1965 |page=12}}</ref><ref name=bolve>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sp0zAAAAIBAJ&pg=1702%2C503053 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=Beattie on leave |agency=Associated Press |date=July 2, 1965 |page=17}}</ref>
In 1956, Beattie was named acting coach of the school's ski team after coach Bobo Sheehan left to coach the alpine skiers on the [[United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956 U.S. Olympic Team]].<ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/> In 1957, Beattie became the head skiing coach for the [[University of Colorado Boulder|University of Colorado]] in [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], and during his tenure the team won the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] national titles in 1959 and 1960.<ref name="national hall of fame">{{cite web|title=Robert Beattie|url=http://www.skihall.com/index.php?_a=document&doc_id=11&id=30|publisher=[[National Ski Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/> In 1961, the [[United States Ski and Snowboard Association|U.S. Ski Association]] named Beattie the [[United States Ski Team|U.S. Ski Team]]'s head alpine coach.<ref name="colorado hall of fame">{{cite web |title=Bob Beattie – Athlete – 1986 |url=http://www.skimuseum.net/halloffame/hall_of_fame_details.php?HallOfFameID=57 |work=Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame |publisher=Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum |access-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223135206/http://www.skimuseum.net/halloffame/hall_of_fame_details.php?HallOfFameID=57 |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="aspen hall">{{cite web |title=Bob Beattie |url=http://www.aspenhalloffame.org/bob_beattie.html |publisher=Aspen Hall of Fame |access-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120072556/http://www.aspenhalloffame.org/bob_beattie.html |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He continued to work concurrently for the university until 1965.<ref name="colorado hall of fame"/><ref name=poanbeco>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zyhQAAAAIBAJ&pg=1014%2C4114736 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=Post announces Beattie contract |agency=Associated Press |date=June 30, 1965 |page=12}}</ref><ref name=bolve>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sp0zAAAAIBAJ&pg=1702%2C503053 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=Beattie on leave |agency=Associated Press |date=July 2, 1965 |page=17}}</ref>
During his coaching years, he was known as a demanding coach,<ref name=cbsussst>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iexNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7196%2C1799621 |newspaper=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |location=Fredericksburg, Virginia |agency=Associated Press |last=Eck |first=Frank H. |title=Coach Beattie says U.S. skiers 2nd to Austrians |date=January 25, 1964 |page=6}}</ref> driving his athletes hard.<ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/><ref name=denver-post-2012/><ref name=people-1980/> At the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics|1964 Winter Olympics]] in [[Austria]], the Beattie-coached U.S. team won two medals, both in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|men's slalom]]: a silver earned by [[Billy Kidd]] and a bronze by [[Jimmie Heuga]].<ref name=denver-post-2012>{{cite news|last=Meyer|first=John|title=Pioneer Bob Beattie set the stage for U.S. ski racers|url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20311898/pioneer-bob-beattie-set-stage-u-s-ski#|access-date=February 17, 2014|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=April 3, 2012}}</ref> They were the country's first-ever [[List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing|Olympic medals in men's skiing]].<ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/><ref name=denver-post-2012/> During the [[Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Winter Olympics]] in [[France]], the U.S. Ski Team won no medals, and Beattie was criticized for his tough coaching style.<ref name=people-1980/><ref name=bdcexdm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gztWAAAAIBAJ&pg=5453%2C71322 |newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Beattie ducks controversy; explains dropping McCoy |date=February 1, 1968 |page=13 }}</ref><ref name=tbemch>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p1BEAc165jUC&pg=PA77 |journal=Skiing |last=Jerome |first=John |title=The Beattie Machine |date=November 1968 |page=77 }}</ref> He stepped down as the U.S. Ski Team's coach in April 1969.<ref name=people-1980/><ref name=btqup>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sP5XAAAAIBAJ&pg=4322%2C850414 |newspaper=[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]] |location=Bend, Oregon |agency=UPI |title=Beattie to quit on April 1 as U.S. ski coach |date=December 3, 1968 |page=6 }}</ref><ref name=qsbmc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2udHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4238%2C4677249
During his coaching years, Beattie was known as a demanding coach,<ref name=cbsussst>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iexNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7196%2C1799621 |newspaper=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |location=Fredericksburg, Virginia |agency=Associated Press |last=Eck |first=Frank H. |title=Coach Beattie says U.S. skiers 2nd to Austrians |date=January 25, 1964 |page=6}}</ref> driving his athletes hard.<ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/><ref name=denver-post-2012/><ref name=people-1980/> At the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics|1964 Winter Olympics]] in [[Austria]], the Beattie-coached U.S. team won two medals, both in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|men's slalom]]: a silver earned by [[Billy Kidd]] and a bronze by [[Jimmie Heuga]].<ref name=denver-post-2012>{{cite news|last=Meyer|first=John|title=Pioneer Bob Beattie set the stage for U.S. ski racers|url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20311898/pioneer-bob-beattie-set-stage-u-s-ski#|access-date=February 17, 2014|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=April 3, 2012}}</ref> They were the country's first-ever [[List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing|Olympic medals in men's skiing]].<ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/><ref name=denver-post-2012/> During the [[Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Winter Olympics]] in [[France]], the U.S. Ski Team won no medals, and Beattie was criticized for his tough coaching style.<ref name=people-1980/><ref name=bdcexdm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gztWAAAAIBAJ&pg=5453%2C71322 |newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Beattie ducks controversy; explains dropping McCoy |date=February 1, 1968 |page=13 }}</ref><ref name=tbemch>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p1BEAc165jUC&pg=PA77 |journal=Skiing |last=Jerome |first=John |title=The Beattie Machine |date=November 1968 |page=77 }}</ref> He stepped down as the U.S. Ski Team's coach in April 1969.<ref name=people-1980/><ref name=btqup>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sP5XAAAAIBAJ&pg=4322%2C850414 |newspaper=[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]] |location=Bend, Oregon |agency=UPI |title=Beattie to quit on April 1 as U.S. ski coach |date=December 3, 1968 |page=6 }}</ref><ref name=qsbmc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2udHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4238%2C4677249
|newspaper=The Morning Record |location=Meriden, Connecticut |agency=Associated Press |title=Bob Beattie quitting U.S. skiing berths |date=December 3, 1968 |page=10 }}</ref>
|newspaper=The Morning Record |location=Meriden, Connecticut |agency=Associated Press |title=Bob Beattie quitting U.S. skiing berths |date=December 3, 1968 |page=10 }}</ref>
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For other people with the same name, see Bob Beattie.
Beattie was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on January 24, 1933,[2][3] to Robert Archibald Beattie (1904–1975), a sales manager for a roofing company,[4] and Katherine Simpson (née Prime; 1906–1995), a homemaker.[5][6] He had a younger brother, John M.[5] He graduated from Manchester Central High School in 1950.[5][7] He attended Middlebury CollegeinVermont, where he participated in several sports, including football, tennis, cross country, and skiing.[2][4] After graduating in 1955 with a degree in education, he remained at Middlebury as an assistant coach.[2]
Coaching career
In 1956, Beattie was named acting coach of the school's ski team after coach Bobo Sheehan left to coach the alpine skiers on the 1956 U.S. Olympic Team.[2] In 1957, Beattie became the head skiing coach for the University of ColoradoinBoulder, and during his tenure the team won the NCAA national titles in 1959 and 1960.[8][2] In 1961, the U.S. Ski Association named Beattie the U.S. Ski Team's head alpine coach.[9][10] He continued to work concurrently for the university until 1965.[9][11][12]
Beattie continued to manage the World Pro Ski Tour until 1982,[14] and started hosting ESPN skiing programs in 1985.[24]
He authored or co-authored three books,[9] including My Ten Secrets of Skiing (Viking Press, NY; 1968)[25] and Bob Beattie's Learn to Ski (Bantam Books, 1967).[26]
Beattie had two children, Zeno and Susan, from his first marriage to Ann Dwinnell.[3][6] His second marriage was to Olympic skier Kiki Cutter[29][30] and lasted from 1971 to 1973.[4] He married a third time in 1980, to Cheryl Britton, a manager of a local secondhand clothing store,[4] and that marriage lasted until 1987.[citation needed] He was married to Marci Rose Beattie (née Cohen)[31] until his death in 2018.[6]
^ abcd"Bob Beattie – Athlete – 1986". Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame. Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
^"Bob Beattie". Aspen Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2014.