Comments on: inventor of the trampoline dead at 96 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/04/inventor-of-the-trampoline-dead-at-96/ tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports ... Fri, 25 May 2012 05:03:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dian Nissen-Ramirez http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/04/inventor-of-the-trampoline-dead-at-96/comment-page-1/#comment-158729 Dian Nissen-Ramirez Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:09:30 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=15961#comment-158729 There is no dishonor to George Nissen in relation to Glenn Sundby. They were the best of friends for many years. My father was crushed when Glenn passed away last year. They stayed in touch until the end as Glenn lived nearby. Thank you for posting info on GymnasticsCoaching.com. I look forward to receiving your emails. Always good viewpoints and good reporting. Some nice articles coming out from Los Angeles Times, NY Times and Wall Street Journal relating to his life and passing, by the way.... There is no dishonor to George Nissen in relation to Glenn Sundby. They were the best of friends for many years. My father was crushed when Glenn passed away last year. They stayed in touch until the end as Glenn lived nearby.

Thank you for posting info on GymnasticsCoaching.com. I look forward to receiving your emails. Always good viewpoints and good reporting.

Some nice articles coming out from Los Angeles Times, NY Times and Wall Street Journal relating to his life and passing, by the way….

]]> By: AM http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/04/inventor-of-the-trampoline-dead-at-96/comment-page-1/#comment-158720 AM Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:01:41 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=15961#comment-158720 RIP sir. I remember my first walk across a real balance beam. It was a beige slippery thing that I'd eventually do walkovers and (very few) handsprings on. While more beams came into the gym, that beam always remained. When the coach wanted to challenge (or punish you), you went to the dreaded Nissan! RIP sir. I remember my first walk across a real balance beam. It was a beige slippery thing that I’d eventually do walkovers and (very few) handsprings on. While more beams came into the gym, that beam always remained. When the coach wanted to challenge (or punish you), you went to the dreaded Nissan!

]]> By: djc99 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/04/inventor-of-the-trampoline-dead-at-96/comment-page-1/#comment-158687 djc99 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:59:17 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=15961#comment-158687 he also owned an gym equiptement company. some of his old stuff is still in use because some coaches say its better than the new stuff he also owned an gym equiptement company.
some of his old stuff is still in use because some coaches say its better than the new stuff

]]> By: MissEducated http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/04/inventor-of-the-trampoline-dead-at-96/comment-page-1/#comment-158669 MissEducated Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:15:26 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=15961#comment-158669 RIP George RIP George

]]> By: PolyisTCOandbanned http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/04/inventor-of-the-trampoline-dead-at-96/comment-page-1/#comment-158665 PolyisTCOandbanned Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:13:51 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=15961#comment-158665 Sorry...not meaning to dishonor Nissen! :( Sorry…not meaning to dishonor Nissen! :(

]]> By: PolyisTCOandbanned http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/04/inventor-of-the-trampoline-dead-at-96/comment-page-1/#comment-158664 PolyisTCOandbanned Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:13:33 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=15961#comment-158664 Oh...I just looked up Sundby's bio on the web. How cool that I stopped off and got to chat with him! Oh…I just looked up Sundby’s bio on the web. How cool that I stopped off and got to chat with him!

]]> By: Jim from Seattle http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/04/inventor-of-the-trampoline-dead-at-96/comment-page-1/#comment-158648 Jim from Seattle Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:23:24 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=15961#comment-158648 no Poly, that was Glenn Sundby....slowly but surely, our "founding fathers" are passing into legend..... I think my favorite George Nissen stunt was the time in the 70s when he had a group over in Egypt (I think Linda Mulvihill was on the trip), cajoled a bunch of folks to carry a trampoline up to the top of the Great Pyramid at Giza and bounced up there..... r.i.p. George no Poly, that was Glenn Sundby….slowly but surely, our “founding fathers” are passing into legend…..
I think my favorite George Nissen stunt was the time in the 70s when he had a group over in Egypt (I think Linda Mulvihill was on the trip), cajoled a bunch of folks to carry a trampoline up to the top of the Great Pyramid at Giza and bounced up there…..
r.i.p. George

]]> By: PolyisTCOandbanned http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/04/inventor-of-the-trampoline-dead-at-96/comment-page-1/#comment-158645 PolyisTCOandbanned Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:01:55 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=15961#comment-158645 Was he the owner of the gymnastics museum as you head up from San Diego to LA on the 5? I remember getting off there and this nice old duck let me walk through the thing even though it was closed. Seemed like a labor of love (not much revenue). We chatted about Peter K and stuff and he was nice to me even though I was never much of an acrobat... Was he the owner of the gymnastics museum as you head up from San Diego to LA on the 5? I remember getting off there and this nice old duck let me walk through the thing even though it was closed. Seemed like a labor of love (not much revenue). We chatted about Peter K and stuff and he was nice to me even though I was never much of an acrobat…

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