Dick Buek

Dick Buek
Personal information
Full nameRichard Buek
Born(1929-11-04)November 4, 1929
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 1957(1957-11-03) (aged 27)
Donner Lake, California, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill
Olympics
Teams1 – (1952)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams1 – (1952)
Medals0

Richard (Mad Dog) Buek (November 4, 1929 – November 3, 1957) was an American alpine ski racer and later a daredevil stunt pilot. A fiancé of champion ski racer Jill Kinmont, whose tragic life story was made into the inspirational hit Hollywood motion picture The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Buek died in a plane crash at the age of 27.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Madman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Lodian victim of plane fatality". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). November 4, 1957. p. 1.