Such an honour to have Dick Voneugen at the studio as a guest on the Crazy Damn Canadians podcast
Born in Amsterdam in 1932, Dick moved to Prince George in 1965 and played a key role in shaping the local sports scene and culture.
He is also the only person in history to receive the Prince George Citizen of the Year recognition (1995 and 2007).
Some other fun facts about Dick:
He loves classical music
He ran 72km’s on his 72nd birthday
He helped bring Terry Fox and Rick Hansen to PG in 1979 for a road race
His best friend is Tom Masich
He’s the highest fundraiser in PG Terry Fox Run history
His family secretly and courageously hid Jewish families in their house during WW2
He turns 89 years old on July 24th. His one birthday wish is for people to go for a run (any distance or pace) on his birthday.
Podcast link: http://bit.ly/DickVoneugen
