BIOGRAPHIES
WAYNE POULSEN
Ski champion Wayne Poulsen purchased Squaw Valley with the dream of building a great ski area there. Fortunes prevented that, but not his impact on California skiing.
BIANCA VALENTI
Bianca Valenti is an elite big-wave surfer and proponent of gender equality in professional surfing who has inspired thousands of women to set aside their fears and paddle into the roiling ocean to surf.
JESSIE BENTON FRÉMONT
Yosemite National Park, indeed the entire National Park System, might not exist today were it not for the influence of Jessie Benton Frémont. She used her influence with President Abraham Lincoln to convince him to protect Yosemite in 1864, the first public land on Earth to be preserved for public enjoyment.
GREG LEMOND
Greg LeMond was the first American to win the Tour de France. He won it thrice and did so though afflicted with ADHD. Thereafter, he rejected blood doping and became an outspoken critic of performance-enhancing drugs in cycling, admitting that doing so shortened his career.
LARRY GREENE
A news cameraman for KCBS, Larry Greene was best known to outdoor sportsmen and women as the host of The Fisherman’s Forecast, aired on KCBS-AM. He helped establish United Anglers of California and taught introductory and advanced fishing courses.