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'''Robert Prime Beattie'''<ref name=middlebury>{{cite web|title=Achievement Award Recipients: 1984|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/alumni/mcaa/awards/aawinners/node/88441|publisher=[[Middlebury College]]|accessdate=February 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterrecords.com/voter/1140027/robert-beattie|title=Robert Prime Beattie's Colorado Voter Registration|publisher=VoterRecords}}</ref> (January 24, 1933 – April 1, 2018) is an American [[Alpine skiing|skiing]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]], skiing promoter and [[sports commentator|commentator]] for [[ESPN on ABC|ABC Sports]] and [[ESPN]]. He was head coach of the [[United States Ski Team|U.S. Ski Team]] from 1961 to 1969<ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/> and co-founded the [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|Alpine Skiing World Cup]] in 1966. His work as a ski-racing commentator for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] included four [[Winter Olympic Games]], from 1976 through 1988. |
'''Robert Prime Beattie'''<ref name=middlebury>{{cite web|title=Achievement Award Recipients: 1984|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/alumni/mcaa/awards/aawinners/node/88441|publisher=[[Middlebury College]]|accessdate=February 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterrecords.com/voter/1140027/robert-beattie|title=Robert Prime Beattie's Colorado Voter Registration|publisher=VoterRecords}}</ref> (January 24, 1933 – April 1, 2018{{april fools}}) is an American [[Alpine skiing|skiing]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]], skiing promoter and [[sports commentator|commentator]] for [[ESPN on ABC|ABC Sports]] and [[ESPN]]. He was head coach of the [[United States Ski Team|U.S. Ski Team]] from 1961 to 1969<ref name="stowe reporter 2013"/> and co-founded the [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|Alpine Skiing World Cup]] in 1966. His work as a ski-racing commentator for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] included four [[Winter Olympic Games]], from 1976 through 1988. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Beattie had two children, Zeno and Susan, from his first marriage.<ref name="BGO"/><ref name="TU">{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/April/02/Founder-Of-US-Ski-Team-Bob-Beattie-Passes-Away|title=Founder Of U.S. Ski Team, Bob Beattie, Passes Away|date=2 April 2018|publisher=Team USA}}</ref> His second marriage was to Olympic skier [[Kiki Cutter]]<ref name=wedeng71>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h3YzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6305%2C2082095 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |title=Beattie-Cutter |agency=Weddings and engagements |date=September 4, 1971 |page=3}}</ref><ref name=bkskalvijn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rgg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=v_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6912%2C5793866 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |last=Anstine |first=Dennis |title=Beatties keep skiing alive in June |date=June 28, 1972 |page=10 }}</ref> and lasted from 1971 to 1973.<ref name=people-1980/> He married a third time in 1980, to Cheryl Britton, a manager of a local secondhand clothing store,<ref name="PA"/> and that marriage lasted until 1987.<ref name="BGO"/> He was married to Marci Beattie until his death in 2018.<ref name="BGO"/> |
Beattie had two children, Zeno and Susan, from his first marriage.<ref name="BGO"/><ref name="TU">{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/April/02/Founder-Of-US-Ski-Team-Bob-Beattie-Passes-Away|title=Founder Of U.S. Ski Team, Bob Beattie, Passes Away|date=2 April 2018|publisher=Team USA}}</ref> His second marriage was to Olympic skier [[Kiki Cutter]]<ref name=wedeng71>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h3YzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6305%2C2082095 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |title=Beattie-Cutter |agency=Weddings and engagements |date=September 4, 1971 |page=3}}</ref><ref name=bkskalvijn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rgg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=v_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6912%2C5793866 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |last=Anstine |first=Dennis |title=Beatties keep skiing alive in June |date=June 28, 1972 |page=10 }}</ref> and lasted from 1971 to 1973.<ref name=people-1980/> He married a third time in 1980, to Cheryl Britton, a manager of a local secondhand clothing store,<ref name="PA"/> and that marriage lasted until 1987.<ref name="BGO"/> He was married to Marci Beattie until his death in 2018.<ref name="BGO"/> |
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Beattie died on April 1, 2018, in [[Fruita, Colorado]], from a long illness at the age of 85.<ref name="BGO">{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2018/04/02/bob-beattie-pioneer-alpine-skiing-world-cup-circuit-dies/R2fUsUavrj9GsMuEcQIBWI/story.html|title=Bob Beattie, pioneer of Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit, dies at 85|last=Graham|first=Pat|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|agency=Associated Press|date=April 2, 2018|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name="TU"/> |
Beattie died on April 1, 2018, in [[Fruita, Colorado]], from a long illness at the age of 85.{{april fools}}<ref name="BGO">{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2018/04/02/bob-beattie-pioneer-alpine-skiing-world-cup-circuit-dies/R2fUsUavrj9GsMuEcQIBWI/story.html|title=Bob Beattie, pioneer of Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit, dies at 85|last=Graham|first=Pat|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|agency=Associated Press|date=April 2, 2018|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name="TU"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Bob Beattie
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Born | Robert Prime Beattie (1933-01-24)January 24, 1933 |
Died | April 1, 2018(2018-04-01) (aged 85)
Fruita, Colorado, U.S.
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Education | Middlebury College |
Occupation(s) | Sportscaster, skiing coach |
Years active | 1955–2018 |
Spouse(s) |
(m. 1971; div. 1973)Cheryl Britton
(m. 1980; div. 1987)Marci Beattie (Until his death) |
Robert Prime Beattie[1][2] (January 24, 1933 – April 1, 2018[April Fools!]) is an American skiing coach, skiing promoter and commentator for ABC Sports and ESPN. He was head coach of the U.S. Ski Team from 1961 to 1969[3] and co-founded the Alpine Skiing World Cup in 1966. His work as a ski-racing commentator for ABC included four Winter Olympic Games, from 1976 through 1988.
Of Irish descent, Beattie was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, to Robert Archibald Beattie (1904–1975), a sales manager for a roofing company,[4] and Katherine Simpson (née Prime; 1906–1995).[5] He had a younger brother, John M.[5] He graduated from Manchester Central High School in 1950.[5] He attended Middlebury CollegeinVermont, where he participated in several sports, including football, tennis, cross country, and skiing.[3][6] After graduating in 1955 with a degree in education, he remained at Middlebury as an assistant coach.[3]
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 1956 U.S. Olympic Team.[3] 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.[7][3] In 1961, the U.S. Ski Association named Beattie the U.S. Ski Team's head alpine coach.[8][9] He continued to work concurrently for the university until 1965.[8][10][11]
During his coaching years, he was known as a demanding coach,[12] driving his athletes hard.[3][13][6] At the 1964 Winter OlympicsinAustria, the Beattie-coached U.S. team won two medals, both in the men's slalom: a silver earned by Billy Kidd and a bronze by Jimmie Heuga.[13] They were the country's first-ever Olympic medals in men's skiing.[3][13] During the 1968 Winter OlympicsinFrance, the U.S. Ski Team won no medals, and Beattie was criticized for his tough coaching style.[6][14][15] He stepped down as the U.S. Ski Team's coach in April 1969.[6][16][17]
In 1966, Beattie co-founded the World Cup for alpine skiing.[13] After stepping down as U.S. team coach in 1969, he founded the World Pro Ski Tour in 1970 and worked in promoting it.[18] He became a NASTAR commissioner in 1970.[13] ABC Sports hired him as a ski-racing commentator, where he was frequently paired with Frank Gifford, a former NFL running back. Beattie's television work included alpine commentary during ABC's coverage of four Winter Olympics: the games of 1976, 1980, 1984,[3] and 1988.[19] He also covered Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[20] Beattie later worked as ABC's winter sports correspondent, which also involved non-alpine sports,[21] and occasionally worked as an announcer for non-winter sports on ABC's Wide World of Sports program.[22]
He continued to manage the World Pro Ski Tour until 1982.[13] He started hosting ESPN skiing programs in 1985.[22]
Beattie had authored or co-authored three books,[8] including My Ten Secrets of Skiing (Viking Press, NY; 1968)[23] and Bob Beattie's Learn to Ski (Bantam Books, 1967).[24]
Beattie was given the AT&T Skiing Award in 1983.[25] He was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1984.[7] He was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1986.[8] He was the 1997 recipient of the International Ski Federation's Journalist Award.[26]
Beattie had two children, Zeno and Susan, from his first marriage.[27][28] His second marriage was to Olympic skier Kiki Cutter[29][30] and lasted from 1971 to 1973.[6] 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.[27] He was married to Marci Beattie until his death in 2018.[27]
Beattie died on April 1, 2018, in Fruita, Colorado, from a long illness at the age of 85.[April Fools!][27][28]
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