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Sierra President Inducted Into Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame 10/25/2006

Delich Brothers Skate to Legendary Status

The star-studded Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2006 was inducted on October 25th at the Colorado Springs World Arena.  Tribute was paid to the City’s rich sports and Olympic traditions. The athletes and teams to be enshrined have received honors and awards at every level of American sport, and each can trace much of that success to their experiences in Colorado Springs and its sports legacy.

The first brother combination to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, The Delich brothers, who live and work in Colorado Springs, are ice hockey legends and household names in Colorado, and part of the Eveleth, Minnesota, ice hockey tradition.

Dave is Colorado College’s all-time scoring leader with 285 points (10^th place in NCAA history) from 1975-79 and 2^nd in career goals with 111. He is also the Tiger career assist leader with 174. His 84 points as a senior in 1978-79 remains the single-season Tiger record, and he led the WCHA in scoring during that campaign. He was drafted in the 7^th round of the NHL draft in 1976 by the Minnesota North Stars after winning gold medals at the 1978 and 1979 USOC National Sports Festivals. He was a member of the 1978, 1980 and 1983 USA National Teams. The 1983 Team became World Champions and gave him a gold medal in the process.

Chuck is the all-time leader in goals (156) and points (279) for the Air Force Academy ice hockey Falcons during a career from 1974-77. He holds 14 AFA records and was named the team’s MVP twice. He still ranks 13^th on the NCAA career scoring list. He returned to the Academy in 1981 as an assistant coach and was the head coach at AFA from 1985-1997. His Falcon hockey teams recorded 154 wins over 12 seasons, giving him a tie with John Matchefts for the most coaching wins in school annals.