Personal information | |
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Full name | Richard Buek |
Born | Oakland, California, U.S. | November 4, 1929
Died | November 3, 1957 Donner Lake, California, U.S. | (aged 27)
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Downhill |
Olympics | |
Teams | 1 – (1952) |
Medals | 0 |
World Championships | |
Teams | 1 – (1952) |
Medals | 0 |
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]
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