Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports.
Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments.
For Nos. 50 to 1, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati coordinated a 19-member committee to rank in order what they considered the top moments. The No. 1 moment will be revealed July 31. Plati and Broncos icon Jim Saccomano will unveil the list weekly on a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame podcast at coloradosports.org/podcast/.
No. 32 — Feb. 10, 1968
Colorado Springs’ Peggy Fleming won the gold medal in figure skating in the 1968 Olympics at Grenoble, France, the only gold won by any U.S. athlete across all events. Coming off a banner year in which she was selected the 1967 Athlete of the Year by ABC’s Wide World of Sports, Fleming was also the gold medalist in the U.S. and World Championships in 1968…