in 1985, Siler served as the United States team coach and also as chairman of the US Bobsled Federation Competition Committee.[3] Siler later coached the Jamaicanbobsleigh team that participated at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He would be profiled as Irving "Irv" Blitzer (played by John Candy) in the American film Cool Runnings (1993).[4]
Unlike the fictional Blitzer, Siler was employed outside his sporting activities, as an insurance executive. He died July 8, 2014, at his home in Clermont, Florida at the age of 69. In his obituary published by the Los Angeles Times, Siler's wife Debra Shea Siler is quoted as saying her husband was disappointed that Cool Runnings portrayed the Jamaican athletes as "cutesy, silly." Siler had agreed to coach the Jamaican bobsledding team because he found them to be serious and committed athletes.[5]
^"Howard Siler dies at 69; Olympic bobsledder coached Jamaican team - Los Angeles Times".
^"Howard Siler, first Jamaican bobsled coach, dies at age 69 - CBSSports.com".
^"Cool Runnings inspiration Howard Siler passes away - Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website".
^"Howard Siler dies at 69; Olympic bobsledder coached Jamaican team - Los Angeles Times".
External linksedit
1980 Winter Olympics two-man results
Interview with Jamaican bobsledder Devon "Pete" Harris featuring Siler.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-19.
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howard, siler, howard, banford, siler, june, 1945, july, 2014, american, bobsledder, competed, from, late, 1960s, early, 1980s, medal, record, bobsleigh, representing, united, states, world, championships, 1969, lake, placid, four, manbiography, edit, bronze, . Howard Banford Siler Jr June 18 1945 July 8 2014 was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1980s Howard Siler Medal record Bobsleigh Representing the United States World Championships 1969 Lake Placid Four manBiography editHoward Siler won a bronze medal in the four man bobsledding event at the 1969 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid New York Competing in two Winter Olympics Siler s best Olympic finish was fifth place in the two man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid 1 In all he was a 5 time US champion and a 9 time member of the US World team 2 in 1985 Siler served as the United States team coach and also as chairman of the US Bobsled Federation Competition Committee 3 Siler later coached the Jamaican bobsleigh team that participated at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary He would be profiled as Irving Irv Blitzer played by John Candy in the American film Cool Runnings 1993 4 Unlike the fictional Blitzer Siler was employed outside his sporting activities as an insurance executive He died July 8 2014 at his home in Clermont Florida at the age of 69 In his obituary published by the Los Angeles Times Siler s wife Debra Shea Siler is quoted as saying her husband was disappointed that Cool Runnings portrayed the Jamaican athletes as cutesy silly Siler had agreed to coach the Jamaican bobsledding team because he found them to be serious and committed athletes 5 References edit Sports Reference com Howard Siler Jr Howard Siler dies at 69 Olympic bobsledder coached Jamaican team Los Angeles Times Howard Siler first Jamaican bobsled coach dies at age 69 CBSSports com Cool Runnings inspiration Howard Siler passes away Team Canada Official Olympic Team Website Howard Siler dies at 69 Olympic bobsledder coached Jamaican team Los Angeles Times External links editBobsleigh four man world championship medalists since 1930 1980 Winter Olympics two man results Interview with Jamaican bobsledder Devon Pete Harris featuring Siler Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Howard Siler Jr Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2008 08 19 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to American bobsleigh is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howard Siler amp oldid 1164504775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
