Mike Hessell was just a ski bum when he discovered the luge.
Hessell, now 70 and a Corvallis resident, appeared at an Olympic Day track meet held for Boys and Girls Club members on Friday, June 28, at Husky Field.
He told the approximately 50 children present about how he qualified to represent the United States in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.
“I started skiing when I was about 9 years old and I loved…