Dave Murray

David Murray (September 5, 1953 – October 23, 1990) was an alpine ski racer. He was noted for being a member of the Crazy Canucks, the Canadian downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s known for their fearless (and sometimes reckless) racing style. His teammates in the group were Ken Read, Dave Irwin, Steve Podborski, Todd Brooker and Jim Hunter.

Biography Murray took up ski racing relatively late, at the age of 15. including two second-place finishes behind fellow Crazy Canuck Ken Read. In 1979, he was ranked third in the world in downhill, but he never won a World Cup event. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, he finished tenth in the downhill.

Murray retired from competitive skiing following the 1982 season. and founding the Dave Murray Ski School in 1988. It has since become one of the most renowned ski schools in Canada, attracting visitors from across the nation.

After a battle with skin cancer, Dave Murray died on October 23, 1990; he was 37 years old.