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- Eddie Started as A Pretty Decent Downhill Skier
- Extremely Farsighted
- He Earned Many Nicknames
- Lived Briefly in A Finnish Mental Asylum
- Jumped in Secondhand Gear
- Cool Runnings Inspired Producer to Make Eddie The Eagle
- Eddie Rode A Zip Line with A Member of The Jamaican Bobsled Team
- Eddie Wrote A Book in 1999
- Plastic Surgery
- Laser Surgery on His Eyes
When Edwards failed to make his country’s downhill ski team in the 1984 Olympics, he turned his focus to ski jumping to follow his Olympic dream, since there were no other ski jumpers competing on behalf of Great Britain. The fact that he was 20 pounds heavier than the average ski jumper did not deter him. More: 11 Facts about the tragic Everest cl...
Due to vision problems, Edwards was forced to wear eyeglasses at all times. His glasses often fogged up beneath his goggles, rendering him nearly blind during his jumps.
His nicknames included “Mr. Magoo,” “ski dropper,” “Inspector Clouseau on skis,” “Abominable Snowman” and “Unsteady Eddie.” However, it was at the Winter Olympics’ closing ceremony when the president of the organizing committee, Frank King, said, “At these Games, some competitors have won gold, some have broken records and some of you have even soa...
Eddie wasn’t mentally ill, but rather, the asylum had the cheapest room and that was all he could afford.
Because he had no money and no sponsors, Eddie collected most of his ski gear from the lost and found. At one point, the piece of string holding his helmet together broke and it bounced off his head into the trees.
Movie producer Matthew Vaughn showed his kids the film Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsled team who were another group of athletic underdogs, also from the 1988 Olympics. His kids adored Cool Runnings and he thought they would also love Eddie the Eagle, so he gave the film a green light. More: Everest: Rob Hall’s wife Jan Arnold reveals her f...
In 2008, Edwards returned to Calgary to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1988 game and did a zip line with Devon Harris from the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team. Their underdog story was immortalized in the film Cool Runnings.
Edwards released a book (and a video) called On the Piste with Eddie Edwards. Piste is the French word for ski trail or run.
Known for having a prominent chin, a dentist reset Eddie’s lower jaw and realigned his bite so it no longer juts out. He also traveled to Budapest to have his teeth done.
To promote his business, a laser eye surgeon performed free surgery on Eddie to correct his farsightedness, so he no longer needs those Coke-bottle glasses. He hasn’t gotten rid of the glasses, however. He told the Daily Mail, “I’ve kept them and I will put them on if people want it. People expect to see me in them. It’s daft, really, because I can...
Sep 8, 2011 · EDDIE SHAPES UP. by Ed Koch Pat Koch Thaler illustrated by Jonathan Hoefer ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 8, 2011. With a message-driven tale of a plump lad who turns over a new leaf, an ex-mayor of New York and his sister clobber readers with the Board of Education.
Sep 27, 2011 · Written by esteemed three-term New York City Mayor Ed Koch and his sister, Pat Koch Thaler, Eddie Shapes Up is the story of a boy who with the support of his friends and family decides to change his lifestyle in order to make his life happier and healthier.
Dec 21, 2023 · Eddie the Eagle is a heartwarming and inspiring sports biographical film that follows the true story of Eddie Edwards, a British ski jumper who defied all odds to compete in the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Jan 7, 2016 · After 25 years, Elvis impersonator Eddie Miles is hanging up his jumpsuit. But only a failing heart could stop this hunk of burning love.
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Sep 21, 2016 · 28 years ago a young plasterer's son became Britain's first Olympic ski jumper. His extraordinary story is told in this year's Eddie the Eagle biopic. Neil Pedoe watches the film, meets the man and remembers history in the making.
