CU Skiing Icon & Legend Jimmie Heuga Passes Away

    02/08/2010 David Plati, Associate AD/Sports Information Heuga was one of the most popular figures in University of Colorado history. Photo Courtesy: CUBuffs.com

    BOULDER — Former University of Colorado skier and Olympic bronze medalist Jimmie Heuga passed away here Monday afternoon, 46 years to the day he won one of the first two medals in United States men’s Olympic ski team history.

    Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1970 after displaying symptoms for a year, he courageously fought the disease for almost four decades before succumbing after some recent respiratory problems. He was 66.

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