And after meeting Chuck Fothergill at the Country Store in Aspen, fly fishing quickly became one Andy’s biggest passions. He and his two sisters (Cindy and Kandy) and a brother (Randy) took to it and all the outdoor opportunities like fish to water. Mill was born in Colorado then the family moved to Wyoming before relocating to Aspen in the early 1960s when Andy was 8. And today he and his son Nicky are hosting the successful “Mill House” podcast. They had three boys as Andy continued to flourish on TV, working out of the family’s primary residence in Florida while still spending as much time as possible at their home in Aspen. Two well-known, good-looking, socialite sports figures were a great match that landed them on the cover of People magazine twice. His marriage to tennis legend Chris Evert in 1988 was one of those golden athlete unions that seemed almost inevitable. When he retired from racing, he took up broadcasting – first with a ski show and then with a fishing show, where he became one of the top saltwater tarpon fly fishermen in the world, winning a record number of tournaments and guiding the likes of President George Herbert Walker Bush, with whom he became good friends. For his efforts he was presented the Olympic Spirit medal, one of the rarest awards in the Games. Ski Team he survived as the top American downhiller for most of a decade, from the early 1970s through the early ’80s, and his 6th place finish in the 1976 Innsbruck Olympics downhill was the best American finish in the event in 24 years. As a junior ski racer in the late 1960s with the Aspen Valley Ski Club (as it was known then) he was one of the best in Colorado and the country. He’s been friend to all and made skiing sexy.” Through his ski-racing career, accolades in the sport, and ‘Ski With Andy Mill’ TV show he helped bring attention to skiing in Aspen. Ski Team and pro ski racer Dave Stapleton sums it up: “Having been his friend and competitor for many years, I’ve understood his ways as a person and someone that has given to his sport and way of life. When he’s inducted into the Aspen Hall of Fame on April 10, it will be an acknowledgment of his character as much as his accomplishments, his determination as much as his diverse talents, and his devotion to the town where he grew up, and that helped mold him into who he has become.Īspen native and former U.S. And, like everyone, “Millsy” has had his share of challenges. But as everyone knows, good things tend to follow hard work and high energy. I worked hard at them because I had a great desire to do well at them.” – Andy Millįor the many people familiar with the name Andy Mill, it may seem like he’s led a charmed life. I had many hobbies and sports that I loved. “Growing up in Aspen gave me the essentials to pursue life in the most healthy way. Alongside Andy Mill, the Aspen Hall of Fame is inducting local theater legend Rita Hunter for her decades of work with Aspen Community Theatre and environmentalist Bruce Gordon for founding EcoFlight and leading outdoors and physical education in Aspen schools.
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