1. Sports

Bradley Lord - 1961 United States Men's Figure Skating Champion

Remembering the Member of the 1961 US World Figure Skating Team

Bradley Lord was the 1961 United States National Men's Figure Skating Champion. He died in the plane crash that killed the entire 1961 US team.
Bradley Lord

Bradley Lord

Photo Courtesy of Patty Shelley Bushman's "Indelible Tracings"
On February 15, 1961, a tragic plane crash killed all the members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team. Also, friends, family, judges, officials, and coaches were killed. The skaters were traveling to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Patty Shelley Bushman wrote a book about the team and also has made a website in the team's memory. This photo gallery includes photos from her book "Indelible Tracings" and from her 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team website of some of the people who were killed in that plane crash.

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.