Edward B. Ferguson was born in 1947 to Barbara and Earl Ferguson. He began skiing at the age of six, and was teaching skiing at Bogus Basin, Idaho by 1962. He attended Boise State University from 1968 to 1971. Known as "Fast Eddie," Ferguson had a career in competitive skiing and was particularly known for his . Between 1972 and 1979, Ferguson created "Airborne Eddie's" Freestyle Ski Camps, where he taught "Freedom with Responsibility," a philosophy that emphasized safety, to over 4,000 freestyle skiers. Ferguson was a board member of the International Freestyle Skier's Association, where he contributed to policy. After retiring from skiing, Ferguson moved to Angel Fire, New Mexico, and then to Chelan, Washington, where he operates a realty company.
The Edward B. Ferguson photograph collection contains 1 color photograph separated from scrapbook #1 in Accn 1903 from the Manuscripts division. The photograph is of Eddie Ferguson wearing medals and receiving the Skiing Magazine Hot Dogger trophy in 1973.
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Donated by Edward B. Ferguson in 2001.
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See also the Edward B. Ferguson scrapbooks (ACCN 1903) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
This collection forms part of the Utah Ski Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive.