Following a resurgent football season at the University of Colorado, head coach Mike MacIntyre stole the show and captured the audience inside the Strater Hotel as part of the college’s Chancellor’s Tour community outreach event. MacIntyre left the microphone in its holster and delivered a passionate speech about the state of the Buffaloes football program and took questions from the crowd.
From left, University Colorado Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano, women’s basketball head coach JR Payne, men’s basketball head coach Tad Boyle, head football coach Mike MacIntyre and athletic director Rick George spoke to Durango community members on Wednesday at the Strater Hotel during an official stop on the Chancellor’s Tour. DiStefano said 14 new students from Durango are enrolled for the next school year, bringing the college’s total to 101 students from Durango.
Prominent University of Colorado alumni in Durango, Dolph Kuss (left) and Bob Hofman were on hand at the Strater Hotel for the Chancellor’s Tour event. Kuss was the first Nordic ski coach in CU history, and Hofman is a former men’s basketball player of the Buffaloes. The practice court at CU is named in Hofman’s honor, and head men’s basketball coach Tad Boyle saluted Hofman for his long coaching career at Fort Lewis College and called him a friend. Kuss was honored by CU athletic director Rick George and thanked for his service as the team’s first Nordic coach.
