In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Losing a generation of top-level athletes and their coaches hobbled the U.S. The DCA crash and brought back difficult memories.
That 1982 crash, in which the plane hit a bridge before plummeting into the Potomac River, unfortunately involved a former Chattanoogan as a deceased victim – Chalmers McIlwaine Jr., 41, the son of ...
“I was able to enjoy the Ice Capades (show) and keep my hand in skating, and that was very important to me.” Left to right: Dick Button, Terry Gannon and Peggy Fleming call the action for ABC Sports ...