 Classic SI photo by Damian Strohmeyer |
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Vermont offers activities ranging from mountain biking to yoga. It was the facility's world-renowned sculling camp, however, that drew the interest of Sports Illustrated back in 1994. Among Craftsbury's instructors are former Olympians and world champions, who teach rowers of all skill levels.
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GREATEST ATHLETES |
Andrea Mead Lawrence, Rutland
Won gold in slalom and giant slalom at 1952 Olympics, the only American to win two skiing golds at one Games.
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Billy Kidd, Stowe
First U.S. man to win Olympic skiing medal, silver in slalom in 1964; won Alpine-combined gold in '70 world championships.
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Bill Koch, Guilford
First American to win Olympic medal in cross-country skiing (silver in 30-km in 1976); won Nordic World Cup in '82.
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FLASHBACK |
1997: Vermont Made
John LeClair of the Flyers has become a force at power forward and a hero in his home state
John LeClair, who at one time in his career didn't have a prayer of being an NHL star, scored a goal from his knees last month. Maybe you saw it. The tally made nearly all the television highlight packages, even the ones that usually show just the fights.
FULL STORY
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SI COVERS |
Snow and snobbery
In 1963, SI ran an account of a weekend at Sugarbush, calling the resort "a glittering Vermont ski spa" which had "carefully cultivated an aura of jet-set snobbery that makes the insiders who ski there feel way out and the outsiders who have never dared the place feel out in the cold."
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THE SI POLL |
Who do Vermonters root for? SI asked the Green Mountain State residents to weigh in* on sports.
Favorite major league baseball team
Boston Red Sox | 46% |
New York Yankees | 23% |
Favorite NFL team
New England Patriots | 38% |
New York Giants | 10% |
Favorite NBA team
Boston Celtics | 38% |
Los Angeles Lakers | 4% |
No favorite | 41% |
Favorite NHL team
Boston Bruins | 29% |
Philadelphia Flyers | 8% |
New York Rangers | 8% |
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Favorite pro team
Boston Red Sox | 23% |
New England Patriots | 19% |
Favorite college team
Greatest athlete who ever lived in or played for a team in your state
John LeClair | 52% |
Carlton Fisk | 9% |
State's biggest rivalry
Red Sox-Yankees | 56% |
High school rivalries | 27% |
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More a fan of college or pro sports?
Favorite sport to play
Baseball/softball | 17% |
Golf | 14% |
Swimming | 11% |
Fishing | 10% |
Favorite sports to watch on TV**
Football | 62% |
Baseball | 60% |
Winter Olympics | 51% |
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*Harris Interactive poll, conducted online, of 342 Vermont residents who identified themselves as sports fans. Margin of error +/- 5%.
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Sports Illustrated's 50th Anniversary |
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STATITUDES |
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31 Number of lifts at Killington ski resort.
3 Consecutive seasons in which John LeClair of the Philadelphia Flyers, the first native Vermonter to play in the NHL, scored at least 50 goals (1995-'96, 1996-'97, 1997-'98).
1997 Year Gutterson Field House at University of Vermont hosted the first-ever televised women's hockey game (U.S. Olympic team vs. Canada on Dec. 17).
19 Age at which Rutland, Vt. native Andrea Mead Lawrence won two skiing gold medals (slalom and giant slalom) at the 1952 Oslo games.
5,500 Runners registered for the 2003 Vermont City Marathon (3,500 marathoners and 600 relay teams).
1906 Year Centennial Field, home of the Class A Vermont Expos, officially opened in Burlington.
8 Athletes including LPGA Hall of Famer and Middlebury, Vt. native Patty Sheehan who appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated's 1987 Sportsmen and Sportswomen of the Year issue as "Athletes Who Care".
18 Number of holes to which the Ralph Myhre Golf Course owned by Middlebury College expanded in 1978.
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ENEMY OF THE STATE |
George Steinbrenner
As nearly everywhere else in New England, the Red Sox are top dogs in the Green Mountain State, and anyone connected to the Yankees is an enemy. Vermonters' most hated foes are the Yanks (63%) and the universities of Maine (7%) and New Hampshire (7%).
George Steinbrenner | 50% |
Roger Clemens | 13% |
Joe Torre | 4% |
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FAST FACTS |
Admission to statehood: March 4, 1791 (14th state)
Area: 9,615 square miles
Bird: Hermit Thrush
Capital: Montpelier
Economy: Agriculture -- Dairy products, cattle, hay, apples, maple products. Industry -- Electronic equipment, fabricated metal products, printing and publishing, paper products, tourism.
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Flower: Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Nickname: Green Mountain State
Population: 608,827 (49th)
Pro sports teams: Vermont Expos (Class A baseball)
Major college programs: Vermont Catamounts
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