Friday, June 13, 2008

Tribute, permanent exhibit commemorating Ski Jumper Art Devlin




At the Ski Jumping Complex the family and friends of ski jumper Art Devlin gathered today to pay tribute to the Lake Placid icon with the unveiling of a permanent display in his memory.

Art Devlin, a five-time Olympian, was a Lake Placid native who died in 2004. In addition to his athletic career, Devlin was a television commentator for CBS and ABC, and was instrumental in Lake Placid securing the bid for the XIII Olympic Winter Games. He also served as Vice President of the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee.

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