Author: Milo Bryant
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MILO BRYANT: So long Colorado Springs
A few years ago, standing on the first green at the Country Club of Colorado, Ted Worcester had tears in his eyes. “Thank you,” Worcester said. “I couldn’t do this last year. I couldn’t even do this six months ago. Thank you.” By “this” Worcester meant playing pain-free golf. He’d play, but it’d hurt. He…
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Area’s top 20: No. 2 Hybl remains a man of many titles
When talking about Bill Hybl, one must first point out the correct Bill Hybl.Is he the chief of the El Pomar Foundation? Is he the former CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee? Maybe he’s the Hybl who served as vice chairman for the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy or the Hybl who was the…
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Area’s top 20: No. 3 Gossage ‘has always been a Colorado Springs guy’
It’s difficult to say much more about Rich “Goose” Gossage other than, “He’s a Hall of Famer.” After eight years of waiting, Gossage received the call in January that he was going to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.The ceremony took place last month. But for many it wasn’t…
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Area’s top 20: No. 4 Mueh learned on the job
Early on, the road was a tough go for Hans Mueh. It was learning on the job because Mueh had little experience in being an athletic director before taking the job at Air Force.Ultimately, an athletic director’s tenure is defined by the success of the coaches he or she hires – success, that is, in…
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Area’s top 20: No. 3 Gossage is hall-of-famer
It’s difficult to say much more about Rich “Goose” Gossage other than, “He’s a hall-of-famer.”After eight years of waiting, Gossage received the call in January that he was to going to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.The ceremony took place last month. But for many it wasn’t just Gossage…
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Area’s top 20: No. 1 Scherr is USOC head
The Beijing Olympics end today.Regardless of the medal count the U.S. team finishes with, in a large part, the success of the U.S. team was set in motion several years ago when Jim Scherr became the interim chief executive officer and eventual CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee.The USOC was wrought with internal strife and…
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Area’s top 20: No. 5 Calhoun has made immediate impact
Taking over after a legend might be one of the more difficult tasks in sports. No matter what you do, it’s either not right, not good enough or it’s so good that people resent you for it. Nobody ever will forget what former football coach Fisher DeBerry did or meant to Air Force, nor should…
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Area’s top 20: No. 2 Hybl is El Pomar chief
When talking about Bill Hybl, one must first point out the correct Bill Hybl.Is it the chief of the El Pomar Foundation? Is it the former CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee? Maybe it’s the Hybl who served as vice chairman for the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy or the Hybl who was the…
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U.S. women win gold in beach volleyball
BEIJING • It has become obvious that nobody can beat Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh when their game is on.They won their second consecutive gold medal Wednesday, beating the Chinese team of Wang Jie and Tian Jia 21-18, 21-18 at the rain-drenched Choyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground.The Americans used amazing power, timing and deft touch…
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Local triathlete Kemper satisfied with 7th
BEIJING • Looking at Hunter Kemper’s face after Monday’s triathlon, it would’ve been easy to think the three-time Olympian finally had reached the podium. Kemper didn’t reach the podium, but the Colorado Springs resident was almost jubilant after covering the 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer bike ride and 10-kilometer run in 1 hour, 49 minutes, 48.75 seconds.…