She
never appeared on the show but....
Well,
Just who the heck is
Suzy Chapstick anyway?
Suzy Chaffee
aka:
Suzy Chapstick
US Olympic skier, starred in Chapstick commercials where she was dubbed
Suzy Chapstick
Date of Birth: 11/29/1946
"Chaffee was, and is, the quintessential silver-sequined snow
ballerina." - Powder Magazine
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"50 Greatest Sports Figures of the Century" - Sports Illustrated
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"When it comes to the 'right to sport' and Earth’s ecology,
Suzy Chaffee is the essence of commitment, fearless and true to her
spirit." - Santa Barbara Magazine (Cover story)
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"Most Popular American Skier" - People, Snow Country, &
Powder Magazines
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"You bring the Native American spirituality of athletic competition
to people in such an affirmative way that is inspiring and infectious.
I admire your dedication." - Bill Bradley
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Suzy received
her first world headlines, as America’s top downhiller at the
1968 Grenoble Olympics. Having been a ballerina as a child, she had
fantasies of dancing down mountains, and later invented ski ballet
and became a 3 X World Freestyle Champion. Introducing it to America
on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, she raised $1 million to start
a national women’s division. She is uniquely in the Ski Hall
of Fame for being a Champion of Alpine, Freestyle and Sport Builder.
Suzy starred in Willy Bogner’s "Fire & Ice," the
biggest box office ski film hit worldwide-- third in Germany. She
also produced, directed, and starred in the first ski ballet film
–"Butch Chapstick and the Snowdance Kid," that Baryshnikov
called "fun, imaginative with lovely lines." As a social
activist, Suzy led the Washington March for Title 1X — Equal
Opportunity for Women in School Sports, set up the first meeting at
the White House to get it enforced, and convinced Ted Kennedy, Senate
Health Leader, to champion it for 25 years.
The former 5’9"model not only captained an Olympic team,
but was the first woman to serve on the board of the US Olympic Committee,
as well as the President’s Council on Fitness for four Presidents.
While skiing and working with President Ford on a bill to streamline
Olympic Sports in America, his ad man Jim Jordan, was so inspired
with Chaffee’s idealism, that he dreamed up the "Suzy
Chapstick" lip balm commercial.
Read
the complete story on Suzy at......
http://www.nativevoices.org/suzy.html
