National Brotherhood of Skiers co-founder & U.S. Ski Hall of Fame inductee, Art Clay

Art Clay is the co-founder of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, and he and his NBS co-founder, Ben Finley, are the first African Americans to be inducted into the US Ski-Snowboard Hall of Fame. This past weekend, Jonathan Ellswoth sat down with Art at his home in Chicago to talk about growing up in Chicago in the 1940s; his first time skiing; the idea to start the National Brotherhood of Skiers; cutie pies; the Black Summit; and more. TOPICS & TIMES: Growing up in Chicago in the 1940s (3:52) College at Clark (12:51) Serving in the army, learning about skiing (15:34) Ski Club meeting in Chicago (20:28) 1st time you went skiing (23:05) The long coats of “The Gang” (32:24) When did you start thinking about creating a national organization (37:16) Black Ski Summit (39:39) NBS’ Olympic Scholarship Fund (46:24) LINKS: Website: National Brotherhood of Skiers Film: Brotherhood of Skiing Application: NBS Olympic Scholarship Fund Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.