SUZY CHAPSTICK TURNS 55 (NOV. 29)
SUZY CHAPSTICK TURNS 55 (NOV. 29)
TELLURIDE, Colo. (Wireless Flash) The name Suzy Chapstick may not have been on your lips for awhile but the woman who inspired the name turns 55 tomorrow (Nov. 29). Skier Suzy Chaffee was a skiing champ in the late 1960s and early 70s, but shes best known for her mid-70s stint as Suzy Chapstick, the Chap-Stick spokeswoman. Suzy now admits the squeaky-clean commercials gave her a bland, apple pie image that wasnt necessarily the real Chaffee. In reality, she says she was a rebel who used her money and fame to overturn Olympic rules that made it difficult for non-wealthy athletes to participate. These days, Chaffee isnt in the limelight but it hasnt dimmed her activism. Her pet project is Native Voices, a group dedicated to getting Native American teens to participate in athletics instead of drugs.
Wed 11-28-01