Former Olympic Downhill Champ Bill Johnson Dies at Age of 55
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) â Bill Johnson, the first American skier to win an Olympic downhill title, has died after a long illness, the U.S. ski team said Friday. He was 55.
Megan Harrod, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Alpine team, said Johnson died Thursday at an assisted living facility in Gresham, Oregon...