https://patrickmader.com/books/minnesota-gold/Patrick Mader grew up on a small dairy farm near St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, with six brothers and sisters. He has always enjoyed Minnesota sports, history, and geography.
Patrick’s latest book, More Minnesota Gold, celebrates Minnesota’s rich sports heritage through the lives, stories, challenges, and achievements of fifty-one Minnesota athletes competing on the world stage (Olympics and World Championships). This coffee table-sized book represents athletes from various sports and eras from every geographical region of our diverse state.
Some highlighted athletes Patrick pointed out were Buzz Schneider- sub-captain US Hockey 1980, Bri Scurry- 3-time Olympian soccer, Jerry & Jay Martin- Ski Long-Jumpers. Faribault native Ted Nelson posted the first mile recorded under 4 minutes at the world championship in 1956. Ted Nelson never ran in the Olympics but is mentioned in Patrick’s book nonetheless. If you would like to learn more about Patrick’s story or purchase one of his books, check out his website.
