Alvin P. Wegeman
Colorado Springs, U.S. | |
| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Nordic combined |
| Club | U.S. Navy |
Alvin Paul Wegeman (March 1, 1927 – May 30, 2015) was an American
1950 World Championships in Lake Placid, New York
.
A native of
Winter Olympic athletes by developing the Steamboat Springs
area, which would develop more Olympic athletes in Colorado.
Wegeman was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1998. His late brother Keith was inducted into that Hall of Fame in 1989. Wegeman also has a niece, Katherine Kelly Lang, known for her portrayal of Brooke Logan on the American soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful since 1987.
He was the first husband of alpine ski racer Katy Rodolph. They wed in 1951, but kept it secret for a year.[4] They divorced and she remarried in 1956.[5][6]
References
- ^ Paul Wegeman. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Steamboat ski great Paul Wegeman dies at 88 in Colorado Springs". steamboattoday.com.
- ^ "Austria and Norway sweep games; Yanks blanked". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 18, 1952. p. 8.
- ^ "Married cadet awaits orders". Spokesman-Review. Feb 26, 1952. p. 13.
- ^ "Katy Rodolph marries airman". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 23, 1956. p. 19.
- ^ "Wedding bells for Katy". Milwaukee Sentinel. AP photo. February 24, 1956. p. 4-part 2.
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