Hi, All.

Former Ice Club DeMorra member and a member of the 1972 Olympic Long Track Team, Peter ("Petey") Eberling, died this afternoon at Centinela Hospital in Inglewood.  Petey was just 55 years old, and died of complications relating to a severe ulcer.

I knew Petey well back then, and he was one of those people that everyone liked.  He made a few trips to the Nationals (back then they called it "Indoor" instead of "Short Track"), but like many of our skaters in those days, went on to excel in Long Track ("Outdoor') and skated in the 1972 Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.  I was lucky enough to get to watch him skate on TV, long before cable TV coverage of events like the Olympics.

Here is a photo of him skating Long Track, I'm not sure of the event or location.

http://www.socalspeedskating.org/scssa/olymem/petey.jpg

Jerry