Talk:Willy Schaeffler

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A fact from Willy Schaeffler appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 February 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that after Willy Schaeffler taught George Patton to ski, he moved to the US and became the most successful ski coach in US history?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/February.

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Austrian?

Schaeffler was born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany (German Empire in 1915). He was a Bavarian champion in his youth and a candidate for the German Olympic team. I don't see a reason why he's called "Austrian", maybe somebody could explain. HerkusMonte (talk) 10:02, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Founder?

In listing the runs named after Schaeffler, it says that Willy “helped found” Arapahoe Basin. I think the author was thinking of Sandy Schauffler, who was one of the co-founders of A-Basin (and for whom the run Schauffler is named). A-Basin was young but already founded (in 1946) by the time Willy got there (in 1948). Sources: A-Basin website, Colorado Ski History website. 2601:283:4600:38D0:2404:FEA0:D8E4:F79E (talk) 19:58, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]