briefly played in the NFL. He also sued the NCAA and lost, having to give up football for Colorado in 2004 because he received endorsement money for skiing. Bill Toomey won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics Jimmie Heuga, 1964 Olympic bronze medalist, and Spider Sabich were both CU alpine ski racers from northern California.(Billy Kidd, 1964 Olympic silver medalist, is a CU alumnus, but did not race for the Buffs.He skied for the University of Vermont before joining the U.S. Ski Team, and later finished his bachelor's degree in Boulder.) Emma Coburn is a former World Champion and American record holder in the 3000 meters steeplechase. She won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the inaugural American to win any medal in the event, with an American record of 9:07.63. In London at the 2017 World Championships, she became the inaugural American woman to win the Gold Medal, bettering her American record to 9:02.59. Jennifer Simpson represented the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. She is a former American record holder for the 3000 meters steeplechase. In the 1500 meters, she won a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships, a silver medal at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, becoming the inaugural US woman to win a medal in the Olympics in any distance event along with Coburn. Stuart Krohn (born 1962), professional rugby union player References External links College sports in Colorado Sports in Boulder, Colorado