Led The Fundraising Drive For The Dal Ward Athletic Center
BOULDER – Richard "Dick" Knowlton, a standout performer on Coach Dal Ward's early University of Colorado football teams and a longtime generous donor to the university and the athletic department, passed away on Friday (Feb. 1) from complications due to Alzheimer's disease. He was 86.
Knowlton passed away in Vail, where he had resided the last 25 years of his life after returning to his native Austin, Minn., home following college and military service. He graduated from CU in 1954 and was hired by Hormel Foods, which was based in his hometown.