Coach That Led CU To Its First National Championship Was 85
BOULDER — Bob Beattie, who was the head coach of the University of Colorado's first national championship team in any sport, passed away at his home in western Colorado on Easter Sunday (April 1). He was 85.
CU's head ski coach for nine years (1957-65), he led the Buffaloes to back-to-back NCAA championships in 1959 and 1960. In a dual role, he was named as the head coach of the U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team in 1961; he presided over the first medals won by U.