What about bobsled/ After a parade of celebrity sledders and years of being bobsledding's laughingstocks, Americans are ready for the jokes to end From: The Gazette | Date: February 3, 2002| Author: The Gazette; Meri-Jo Borzilleri | Copyright 2002 The Gazette. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Brian Shimer, now on his fifth Olympic team, remembers when U.S. bobsledding was "a joke."

That's because it wasn't all that long ago. In fact, it was about the time Shimer, a standout receiver at Morehead State, first got into the sport in 1985 as one of its first true recruits.

Until then, bobsled people pretty much looked for talent in bars, or maybe playing pickup basketball at a playground. Bobsledders needed to be strong, fast and a little crazy.

They still need to b...

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