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Charles Proctor

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Charles Proctor
Personal information
Born(1906-01-04)January 4, 1906
Columbia, Missouri, United States
DiedFebruary 1, 1996(1996-02-01) (aged 90)
Scotts Valley, California, United States
Sport
SportSkiing

Charles Nancrede Proctor (January 4, 1906 – February 1, 1996) was an American skier. He competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1] Proctor attended Dartmouth College and was the son of a Dartmouth professor.[2] He was captain of the 1927 Dartmouth ski team.[2] With Rockwell Stephens he wrote a book, The Art of Skiing, in 1933.[3] Proctor moved to California and became the head of ski operations at Yosemite National Park for 20 years.[2] He was elected to the U. S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1959.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Proctor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Charles N. Proctor". U. S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.
  3. ^ Charles Nancrede Proctor, Rockwell R. Stephens: The Art of Skiing, Harcourt Brace (1933)