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Bob Beattie (Robert Prime Beattie) was born on 24 January, 1931 in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., is a Robert Prime Beattie was skiing coach, skiing promoter. Discover Bob Beattie's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

Popular As Robert Prime Beattie
Occupation Sportscaster, skiing coach
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 24 January 1931
Birthday 24 January
Birthplace Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Date of death 1 April, 2018
Died Place Fruita, Colorado, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Bob Beattie's Wife?

His wife is Kiki Cutter (m. 1971-1973) Cheryl Britton (m. 1980-1987) Marci Beattie (Until his death)

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Wife Kiki Cutter (m. 1971-1973) Cheryl Britton (m. 1980-1987) Marci Beattie (Until his death)
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Bob Beattie Net Worth

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1933

Robert Prime Beattie (January 24, 1933 – April 1, 2018) was an American skiing coach, skiing promoter and commentator for ABC Sports and ESPN.

Beattie was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on January 24, 1933, to Robert Archibald Beattie (1904–1975), a sales manager for a roofing company, and Katherine Simpson (née Prime; 1906–1995), a homemaker.

1950

He had a younger brother, John M. He graduated from Manchester Central High School in 1950.

He attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where he participated in several sports, including football, tennis, cross country, and skiing.

1955

After graduating in 1955 with a degree in education, he remained at Middlebury as an assistant coach.

1956

In 1956, Beattie was named acting coach of the school's ski team after coach Bobo Sheehan left to coach the alpine skiers on the 1956 U.S. Olympic Team.

1957

In 1957, Beattie became the head skiing coach for the University of Colorado in Boulder, and during his tenure the team won the NCAA national titles in 1959 and 1960.

1961

He was head coach of the U.S. Ski Team from 1961 to 1969 and co-founded the Alpine Skiing World Cup in 1966.

In 1961, the U.S. Ski Association named Beattie the U.S. Ski Team's head alpine coach.

1964

At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Austria, the Beattie-coached U.S. team won two medals, both in the men's slalom: a silver earned by Billy Kidd and a bronze by Jimmie Heuga.

They were the country's first-ever Olympic medals in men's skiing.

1965

He continued to work concurrently for the university until 1965.

During his coaching years, Beattie was known as a demanding coach, driving his athletes hard.

1966

In 1966, Beattie co-founded the World Cup for alpine skiing.

1968

During the 1968 Winter Olympics in France, the U.S. Ski Team won no medals, and Beattie was criticized for his tough coaching style.

He authored or co-authored three books, including My Ten Secrets of Skiing (Viking Press, NY; 1968) and Bob Beattie's Learn to Ski (Bantam Books, 1967).

1969

He stepped down as the U.S. Ski Team's coach in April 1969.

After stepping down as U.S. team coach in 1969, he founded the World Pro Ski Tour in 1970 and worked in promoting it, and became a NASTAR commissioner in 1970.

ABC Sports hired him as a ski-racing commentator, where he was frequently paired with Frank Gifford, a former NFL running back.

1971

His second marriage was to Olympic skier Kiki Cutter and lasted from 1971 to 1973.

1976

His work as a ski-racing commentator for ABC included four Winter Olympic Games, from 1976 through 1988.

Beattie's television work included alpine commentary during ABC's coverage of four Winter Olympics in 1976, 1980, 1984, and 1988, and also covered volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

He later worked as ABC's winter sports correspondent, which also involved non-alpine sports, and occasionally worked as an announcer for non-winter sports on ABC's Wide World of Sports program.

1980

He married a third time in 1980, to Cheryl Britton, a manager of a local secondhand clothing store, and that marriage lasted until 1987.

1982

Beattie continued to manage the World Pro Ski Tour until 1982, and started hosting ESPN skiing programs in 1985.

1983

Beattie was given the AT&T Skiing Award in 1983.

1984

He was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1984.

1986

He was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1986.

1987

He also played the announcer for the arm wrestling championship in the 1987 movie Over the Top.

1997

He was the 1997 recipient of the International Ski Federation's Journalist Award.

Beattie had two children, Zeno and Susan, from his first marriage to Ann Dwinnell.

2018

He was married to Marci Rose Beattie (née Cohen) until his death in 2018.

Beattie died on April 1, 2018, in Fruita, Colorado, from a long illness at the age of 85.