Gymnastics Trailblazer and Innovator Kurt Thomas Dead at 64
by Julie DiCaro from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#54E0K)
When I was very young, Kurt Thomas came to visit my gymnastics club in Rockford, Ill. I'm not sure if I was aware of who he was at the time, but the excitement in the week leading up to his arrival was as if The Beatles were coming to town. Or, at that time, maybe Rick Springfield or Duran Duran.