· Updated January 15, 2025 11:59 PM · 4 min read read
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In the early 1970s when then-Colorado state Rep. Richard Lamm (D) began to form an opposition movement to Denver's bid to host the 1976 Winter Olympic Games, Lamm said he felt like he was "banging the last nails into my own political coffin."
On Tuesday, the former Colorado politician recalled in a phone interview with the NewBostonPost how he spearheaded the state's anti-Olympic movement after uncovering problems with the Denver bid.
In the early 1970s when then-Colorado state Rep. Richard Lamm (D) began to form an opposition movement to Denver's bid to host the 1976 Winter Olympic Games, Lamm said he felt like he was "banging the last nails into my own political coffin."
On Tuesday, the former Colorado politician recalled in a phone interview with the NewBostonPost how he spearheaded the state's anti-Olympic movement after uncovering problems with the Denver bid.…
