Born in 1925, Bob Lange started his life adventure as an air force pilot, then attended Harvard where he got introduced to skiing. Having problems with his own boots, he always was tinkering with them and trying to add what his engineering degree had taught him. After working in the family’s insurance business, Bob started his own plastic company making products like hula-hoop, toy cars and refrigerator interior parts.A visionary entrepreneur, he built the first plastic ski boot in 1958, added buckles in 1964 and went on to manufacture the racer’s favorite product. A highly colorful, enthusiastic and lively character, he sold his company to Garcia and managed to stay at its helm until 1974 when he decided to exit the world of ski boots.
After that he kept on inventing products like the “Lange Safety Stabilizer,” refining skis with his new line of “RBL” boards, got involved with new product development including contact lenses, and kept on skiing well into his sixties. Bob Lange is a member of the Ski Business Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Ski Industries of American Founders Award. He passed away in 2000.
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Missed the part of his life when he helped fix the soap box derby on 1973
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