Mikaela Shiffrin, Troy Tulowitzki, Larry Brown lead Colorado Hall of Fame class of 2025

One of the greatest skiers of all time, a Rocktober hero, and a coach who helped put the Nuggets on the map headline the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame class of 2025.

The trio consists of Mikaela Shiffrin, who is on the cusp of surpassing 100 alpine skiing victories on the World Cup circuit before she turns 30 in March; former Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time major league all-star; and Larry Brown, who coached the Nuggets for five seasons, including their first three in the NBA, and earned ABA coach of the year honors in 1975 and ’76 while leading the team to prominence.

The other three members of the Class of ’25 are Simon Fletcher, who owns the second-most sacks in Broncos history; Denver-born Negro Leagues player and World War II veteran Theodore “Bubbles” Anderson; and Lisa Van Goor, who totaled more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her University of Colorado basketball career.

The 60th annual banquet is scheduled for April 9 at the Hilton Denver City Center.

Shiffrin, who was born and raised in the Vail Valley, has won 98 World Cup gold medals, a record for any skier, man or woman. Shiffrin surpassed Ingemar Stenmark’s career mark of 86 World Cup wins in 2023 and eclipsed the women’s mark of 82, previously held by Colorado Sports Hall of Famer Lindsey Vonn, earlier in 2023.

Shiffrin has won two gold medals and a silver at the Winter Olympics and seven golds, four silvers, and three bronzes at the World Championships.

Tulowitzki played the first 10 years of his 13-year career in Colorado, helping lead the Rockies to their only World Series as a rookie in 2007. “Tulo” won Gold Gloves in 2010 and ’11 and hit .299 with 188 home runs and 657 RBIs during his Rockies tenure.

Tulowitzki, who retired in 2019, is now an assistant coach for the University of Texas baseball team.

Brown won an NCAA title with Kansas in 1988 and coached Detroit to the NBA title in 2004. He is the only head coach in history to have his teams win NBA and NCAA championships.

During Brown’s five-year run in Denver, the Nuggets were 251-134 (65.2 winning percentage). He also played two seasons with the Denver Rockets in the ABA, averaging 8.9 points and 6.9 assists.

For ticket information to the banquet, contact the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame at www.coloradosports.org or 720-258-3535.

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