{"product_id":"pro-ski-classic","title":"1973 Benson \u0026 Hedges Pro Ski Classic Green\/White Trucker","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1973 \u003cem\u003eBenson \u0026amp; Hedges Pro Ski Classic\u003c\/em\u003e patch handstitched onto a dark green\/white OTTO-brand foam trucker hat.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOtto Tschudi is a Norwegian alpine skier best known for his success on the American NCAA circuit and the World Pro Skiing Tour. Growing up at Norefjell Ski Resort, where his parents owned a slopeside hotel, he was named to Norway's national team at 14. After a 10th-place World Cup debut at Kitzbühel in 1968 and two Olympic appearances, he was recruited to the University of Denver, where he won five individual NCAA championships between 1970 and 1972. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurning pro after the Sapporo Games, Otto raced Bob Beattie's dual-format World Pro Skiing Tour for a decade while simultaneously building a business career — launching the padded Otto Racing suit line, directing skiing at Winter Park Resort, serving as president of the Professional Ski Racers Association, and later moving into finance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIt was on that pro tour, in 1973, that Otto claimed victory at the Benson \u0026amp; Hedges Pro Ski Classic in Steamboat Springs, Colorado — a race emblematic of the era's glamorous, sponsor-fueled circuit, when tobacco companies like Benson \u0026amp; Hedges were among the biggest bankrollers of major sporting events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne made. When it's gone, it's gone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paper Thief","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48637930307811,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/5975\/4979\/files\/IMG_7788.heic?v=1775254306","url":"https:\/\/paperthief.co\/products\/pro-ski-classic","provider":"Paper Thief","version":"1.0","type":"link"}