Australian ski racers mourn Norm Griffin

2:41 AM Thu 18 Nov 2010 GMT

'The man they called 'Stormin Norman', Norm Griffin, a sad loss felt by ski racing.' skirace.net

Ski race competitors and officials across Australia are in mourning following the passing of legendary competitor 'Stormin' Norm Griffin. He died on Friday, November 12, with family by his side after a lengthy battle with illness. Norm Griffin's passing has attracted tributes from across the nation, with prominent ski racers and officials of the sport unanimously describing the owner/driver of the famous ski boat, 'Louise J' as 'a top bloke' with not en enemy in the world. I only met Norm a few times, but anyone who has ever attended a ski race meeting either knew him or knew of ...

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