DENVER — Before he became a Hollywood golden boy, Robert Redford, 89, who died in his sleep at his Utah home on Tuesday, paved a deep and memorable path in Colorado.
Redford was born during the Great Depression in Santa Monica, California, but made his way to Colorado in 1955 to attend the University of Colorado Boulder.
While attending CU Boulder, Redford worked as a janitor at a local restaurant, The Sink, and is remembered fondly as the eatery’s “most famous employee.”…