John D. Fripp

Athlete : Skiing
Year Inducted: 1989
Date of Birth: February 11th, 1921
Born in: Ottawa, Ontario

Flying wing, rookie of year ’41 Ottawa Rough Riders. Introduced ski instruction programme to Canada. Won four Quebec Kandahar, several U.S., Canadian ski titles. First Canadian to head major ski school (Mt. Tremblant). Chief examiner CSIA. Member original international competitions committee of CASA. Coached ’58 FIS team.

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