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Faces of Durango

Durango locals are fond of saying that those who live in Durango choose to live here for an unmatched quality of life. Many famous faces throughout the years including a number of famous athletes, Olympians, artists, writers and actors have called Durango home. Among Durango’s famous faces are:

• Ross Anderson, “The Fastest Skier in All of American History”, was clocked at over 154 mph in a speed-skiing competition
• Elke Brutsaert, world-class mountain biker. Elke has competed in the World Mountain Bike Championships every year since 1994. Her disciplines are the downhill and dual slalom.
• Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005, lives, ranches and designs jewelry in Ignacio, Colorado just outside of Durango
• Harry Carey, Jr., veteran western movie actor who starred in over 70 westerns including “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” and “Red River”
• Steve Carlton, former professional baseball player
• Jackson Clark, expert in Navajo weaving. The Jackson family began trading with the Navajos in approximately 1933.
• Jack Dempsey, boxer who became the Heavy Weight Champion in 1919, won one of his first fights in a 10-round boxing match at the Central Hotel
• Missy Giove, world-class mountain biker. Missy has competed in numerous world and national mountain bike events in the downhill and dual slalom.
• Greg Herbold, world-class mountain biker, won the 1990 World Championship in the downhill. He designed the downhill course for the Durango World Cup in 2001
• Dolph Kuss, finished second in the World Master Cross Country Ski Championships held in Finland in 1988. He won the downhill event in the National Masters Alpine Championships in1991
• Louis L’Amour, western author who wrote his Sackett Series at the Historic Strater Hotel in downtown Durango
• Ruthie Matthes, world-class mountain biker and year 2000 Olympian. Ruthie has competed in numerous national and world championship events in mountain biking competitions.
• Ned Overend, world-class mountain biking athlete, holder of numerous mountain biking titles including the 1990 World Championship in cross-country
• Ray Parker, former writer for Bob Hope
• Mick Reber, an internationally recognized and collected artist
• Myles Rockwell, world-class mountain biker. Myles has participated in the World Mountain Bike Championships since 1992.
• Bob Roll, world-class road bike competitor, raced in the Tour de France and was a commentator for the Tour in 2001
• Jack Turner, Olympic cross-country skiing athlete and Olympic commentator
• Robert Winslow, internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer