His name isn’t Jordan, Payton, or Banks – it’s Clay; Art Clay, and he’s very much a Chicago sports pioneer.
– an African American ski club that is one of the oldest ski clubs in the U.S. The club was established in 1965.As we celebrate Black History Month, at CBS 2, photojournalist Tamott Wolverton took us shushing down the slopes with them.
Faith called Clay one-of-a-kind. On his hat, he has pins from some of the many ski areas he has visited. “Without this man here, Art Clay, the National Brotherhood of Skiers would not have been born,” Faith said. “I would not be standing here.” Finley was quoted on the organization’s website said the of the summit was “to identify and discuss problems and subjects which were unique to the black skiing population, ski and socialize.”