Marvin Crawford, 74, Nordic Ski Champ
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Marvin Crawford, a former Olympian and a 14-time national champion in Nordic skiing, died January 10 after a stroke. He was 74.
Crawford competed in the Nordic combined in the 1956 Olympics in Cortina, Italy, finishing 23rd, with more points than any American before him.
He grew up in Steamboat Springs and started ski jumping there at age 12. He won the national junior championship two years later.
Crawford worked for IBM in Denver and in real estate development and insurance in Steamboat Springs. In retirement, he moved to Grand Junction and then Colorado Springs, where he died.
