Larry Pierce

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Dallas "Larry" Pierce (died February 15, 1961) was a American figure skater who competed in ice dance. With partner Marilyn Meeker, he captured the junior title at the 1959 United States Figure Skating Championships. The following year, the pair finished second at Nationals and fifth at the World Figure Skating Championships. They appeared poised to win the U.S. title in 1961, until Meeker suffered an injury that caused Pierce to join forces with Diane Sherbloom for the season. Pierce and Sherbloom went on to win the gold medal at Nationals.

Away from the ice, Pierce attended Indiana University for several years before joining the Marines. He later worked at his family's plumbing business in Indianapolis, Indiana. He wore dark-rimmed glasses, even on the ice, and was known among friends for his sense of humor.

Pierce and Sherbloom were en route to the World Championships in 1961 when his plane (Sabena Flight 548) crashed near Brussels, Belgium, killing all on board. He was 24 at the time of his death.

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U.S. Figure Skating biography

Remembering Flight 548: Shattered dreams

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United States national champions in figure skating – Ice Dancing

1936: Marjorie Parker / Joseph Savage | 1937-1938: Nettie Prantell / Harold Hartshorne | 1939-1941: Sandy MacDonald / Harold Hartshorne | 1942: Edith Whetstone / A.L. Richards | 1943-1944: Marcella May / James Lochead | 1945: Kathe Mehl Williams / Robert Swenning | 1946: Anne Davies / Carleton Hoffner | 1947-1949: Lois Waring / Walter Bainbridge | 1950: Lois Waring / Michael McGean | 1951: Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | 1952: Lois Waring / Michael McGean | 1953: Carol Ann Peters / Daniel Ryan | 1954-1955: Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | 1956: Joan Zamboni / Roland Junso | 1957: Sharon McKenzie / Bert Wright | 1958-1959: Andree Anderson / Donald Jacoby | 1960: Margie Ackles / Charles Phillips | 1961: Diane Sherbloom / Larry Pierce | 1962: Yvonne Littlefield / Peter Betts | 1963: Sally Schantz / Stanley Urban | 1964: Darleen Streich / Charles Fetter | 1965-1966: Kristin Fortune / Dennis Sveum | 1967: Lorna Dyer / John Carrell | 1968-1972: Judy Schwomeyer / James Sladky | 1973: Mary Campbell / Johnny Johns | 1974-1976: Colleen O'Connor / Jim Millns | 1977: Judi Genovese / Kent Weigle | 1978-1980: Stacey Smith / John Summers | 1981-1985: Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert | 1986: Renee Roca / Donald Adair | 1987-1988: Suzanne Semanick / Scott Gregory | 1989-1990: Susan Wynne / Joseph Druar | 1991: Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | 1992: April Sargent Thomas / Russ Witherby | 1993: Renee Roca / Gorsha Sur | 1994: Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | 1995: Renee Roca / Gorsha Sur | 1996-1998: Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | 1999-2003: Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev | 2004-2007: Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto


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