Charles Nancrede Proctor (January 4, 1906 – February 1, 1996) was an American

skier Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International ...

. He competed at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Swit ...

. Proctor attended

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and was the son of a Dartmouth professor. He was captain of the 1927 Dartmouth ski team. With Rockwell Stephens he wrote a book, ''The Art of Skiing'', in 1933.Charles Nancrede Proctor, Rockwell R. Stephens: ''The Art of Skiing'', Harcourt Brace (1933)
/ref> Proctor moved to California and became the head of ski operations at

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for 20 years. He was elected to the U. S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1959.

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1906 births 1996 deaths American male cross-country skiers American male Nordic combined skiers American male ski jumpers Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States Olympic Nordic combined skiers for the United States Olympic ski jumpers for the United States Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Columbia, Missouri 20th-century American sportsmen Dartmouth College alumni Dartmouth Big Green skiers {{US-skijumping-bio-stub