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Jeremy Bloom
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men’s freestyle skiing
FIS Freestyle World Skiing
Gold medal – first place World Cup Overall Champion 2002 Moguls
Gold medal – first place World Cup Overall Champion 2005 Moguls
Gold medal – first place 2003 Deer Valley Dual Moguls
Gold medal – first place Sauze D'Oulx ITA World Cup 2005 Moguls
Gold medal – first place Naeba JPN World Cup 2005 Moguls
Gold medal – first place Inawashiro JPN World Cup 2005 Moguls
Gold medal – first place Inawashiro JPN World Cup 2005 Dual Moguls
Gold medal – first place Deer Valley, UT USA World Cup 2005 Moguls
Gold medal – first place Deer Valley, UT USA World Cup 2005 Dual Moguls
Gold medal – first place Spindleruv Mlyn CZE World Cup 2004 Moguls
Gold medal – first place Madarao JPN World Cup 2003 Moguls
Gold medal – first place Steamboat USA World Cup 2003 Moguls
Gold medal – first place Lake Placid, NY USA World Cup 2002 Moguls
Gold medal – first place 2003 Deer Valley Dual Moguls
Silver medal – second place 2003 Deer Valley Moguls
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Ruka Dual Moguls

Jeremy Ryan Bloom is a three-time World Champion, two-time Olympian and eleven-time World Cup gold medalist in freestyle moguls skiing. In 2005, he won a record six straight World Cup events, the most in a single season in the sport's history. He was an All-American football player at the University of Colorado and has played professional American football as a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. In January 2008, Bloom founded the Wish of a Lifetime Charity, which grants lifelong wishes to 80, 90, & 100+ year old people (Seniorwish.org).

In April 2010, Bloom co-founded the internet company Integrate.com. On December 14, 2010 The Foundry Group invested $4.25 million into the start-up and on June 21, Integrate was named as the "Best New Company" at the 2011 American Business Awards in New York City.

On December 19th, 2011 Forbes Magazine named Bloom to it's 30 under 30 list of influential people in technology. The company has offices in Denver, Colorado, Scottsdale, Arizona and New York City, New York.

Bloom is also a Fox Sports college football analyst and worked for NBC as on-air talent at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Personal life

Bloom was born in Loveland, Colorado he helped lead both his football and track teams to state championships. Bloom was the quarterback (and a defensive back) on the freshman team. He switched to receiver his sophomore year and played on the junior varsity football team. As a senior, his most notable game was a 35–12 win over Lakewood in the 2000 state playoffs, where he broke three school records with nine receptions for 204 yards (187 m) and four touchdowns. He accepted a full scholarship to play college football at the University of Colorado. As a track athlete, Bloom helped lead his high school track team to back-to-back Class 5A state championship titles his junior and senior year. He competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m and 4x400 meter.

Bloom has also studied karate since the age of 5 and earned a first degree black belt at the age of 12. He continues to study mixed martial arts.

Bloom completed a real estate and finance entrepreneurship degree at The Wharton Business School of Pennsylvania in 2006.

Bloom now lives in New York City, New York.[1][2]

Skiing career

Bloom grew up skiing in Keystone, Colorado. By the age of 15, Bloom became the youngest male freestyle skier to ever make The United States Ski Team. By the age of 14, Bloom was a National Champion and by the age of 19 he was a World Champion. From 2002 to 2004 he performed a balancing act with his university school work, college football and the world cup skiing tour. One month after he was named to the 1st Team Freshman All American list for college football, he won the World Championship Dual's Gold Medal at the 2003 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in Deer Valley, Utah. In 2005 he dominated FIS World Cup Tour becoming the first freestyle skier to ever win six straight races in a single season. He ended 2005 as the #1 ranked freestyle skier in the world and number one in moguls for the second time (also 2002). After the 2006 Olympics, Bloom decided to focus his attention solely on football. However, on November 24, 2008, he announced his intention to attend the United States ski team's training camp to assess the possibility of a 2010 return to Olympic skiing.[3] On December 16, 2008, Bloom was added to the 39 man roster of the U.S. Ski Team.

College football career

Bloom is a former wide receiver and punt returner for the University of Colorado football team. As a freshman he was selected to the first-team Freshman All-America list by both the FWAA and collegefootballnews.com. He set many school records during his two years playing football for the Colorado Buffaloes, including a 96-yard (88 m) touchdown reception, the longest in school history. He had five career plays of 75 yards (69 m) or longer (two receptions, two punt returns, one kickoff return), tied with Byron White for the second most in school history. After a long fought battle with the NCAA to keep his skiing hopes alive for the 2006 Winter Olympics the NCAA declared him permanently ineligible, cutting short his college football career by two years. He went on to regain his #1 in the world skiing ranking in 2005 and competed for the United States in the 2006 Olympics. Two days after the Turin Olympics Bloom flew to Indianapolis to compete in the NFL Combine.

Professional football career

Philadelphia Eagles

On April 30, 2006, Bloom was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He was featured in the NFL's TV show Hey Rookie, Welcome To The NFL. He practiced with the team all through mini-camp as a punt and kick returner, but injured his hamstring during training camp. Due to this injury, he was placed on injured reserve and remained with the team for the 2006 season. He was later released by the Eagles.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On December 31, 2007, Bloom was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in preparation for the 2008 AFC playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He began 2008 training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[4] However, he was released by the Steelers on August 25, 2008.[5][6]

Philanthropy

In the spring of 2008, Bloom launched The Donna Wheeler Foundation. Based in his home state of Colorado, the foundation was originally named in honor of his 82-year-old grandmother. The name was later changed to the Jeremy Bloom Wish of a Lifetime Foundation in order "to establish a solid brand identity."[7] The non-profit, 501(c)(3) foundation's mission is to help low income seniors experience their lifelong wishes.

Other ventures

Leading up to the 2006 NFL draft, Bloom, along with fellow rookies Vernon Davis and A. J. Hawk, appeared in ads for Under Armour's new line of football cleats, with the slogan "Click Clack (I think they hear us coming)." He was also the feature in an ABC Olympic commercial and 80-hour fitness commercial.

Bloom has also landed modeling jobs with Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F:Rising Stars Christmas 2004), GQ Magazine and Cosmopolitan magazine. He is also a frequent guest host on Video Stew on Palladia and is a VJ for the channel. He has appeared on magazine covers; Cargo, Outside, Sports Illustrated on Campus, Hooked on the Outdoors and Mile High Sports.

In March 2003, Bloom won the 30th annual CBS Superstars Competition in Jamaica; he defeated 9 professional athletes that included the likes of; Dexter Jackson[disambiguation needed], Ahman Green, Will Allen[8] and Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward to win the competition. He ran a 100-yard (91 m) dash in 9.41 seconds, .01 off the events record set by Joey Galloway. He chose to donate his $45,000 prize money to help build youth football fields in his hometown of Loveland, Colorado.

After football practice with the Philadelphia Eagles, he interned for well-known professor and economist Peter Linneman.

In Warren Miller's 55th ski movie Higher Ground, Bloom narrated almost the entire movie with Warren only contributing a few lines.

World Cup Skiing Results

In Bloom’s four years of competing on the World Cup Tour, he won 11 Gold Medals and earned 26 World Cup Podiums. He competed in 49 World Cup Races during those four years and his podium percentage of 53% may be the highest in the history of the sport.

  • 2006 Mont Gabriel, World Cup 2
  • 2005 Ruka FIN World Ski Championships Dual 3
  • 2005 Voss NOR World Cup 2
  • 2005 Sauze D'Oulx ITA World Cup 1
  • 2005 Naeba JPN World Cup 1
  • 2005 Inawashiro JPN World Cup 1
  • 2005 Inawashiro JPN World Cup 1
  • 2005 Deer Valley, UT USA World Cup 1
  • 2005 Deer Valley, UT USA World Cup 1
  • 2005 Mont Tremblant, QC CAN World Cup 2
  • 2004 Spindleruv Mlyn CZE World Cup 1
  • 2004 Naeba JPN World Cup 3
  • 2004 Inawashiro JPN World Cup 3
  • 2004 Jisan KOR FIS Race 2
  • 2004 Deer Valley, UT USA World Cup Dual 2
  • 2003 Ruka FIN World Cup 2
  • 2003 Madarao JPN World Cup 1
  • 2003 Steamboat USA World Cup 1
  • 2003 Deer Valley World Ski Championships Duals 1
  • 2003 Deer Valley USA World Ski Championships 2
  • 2003 Mont Tremblant, QC CAN World Cup 2
  • 2002 Ruka FIN World Cup Moguls 2
  • 2002 Inawashiro JPN World Cup Moguls 2
  • 2002 Lake Placid, NY USA World Cup 1
  • 2002 Steamboat USA World Cup Moguls 3
  • 2002 Tignes FRA World Cup Moguls 3

References

  1. ^ http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/03/21/integrate-co-founder-takes-lessons-from-gridiron-into-the-boardroom/
  2. ^ http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremybloom11
  3. ^ Associated Press (November 24, 2008). "Bloom returning to US team". si.com. Retrieved November 24, 2008. [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Harris, John (July 29, 2008). "Going for the Black & Gold". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  5. ^ Associated Press (August 25, 2008). "Jeremy Bloom out in Steelers' first roster cut". NFL. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  6. ^ Fittipaldo, Ray (August 25, 2008). "Steelers name Hartwig starting center, make first cuts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  7. ^ http://www.seniorwish.org/
  8. ^ Dilbeck, Steve (February 10, 2006). "Two-sport star is ready to Bloom". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 11, 2010.

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