Wikimedia Commons William Jackson Palmer (left) founded Colorado Springs. Pierre de Coubertin (right) is the founder of the International Olympic Committee. The following is part of KRCC's 'Peak Past' essay series. William Jackson Palmer and Pierre de Coubertin would have gotten along like two hogs in the cool mud on a hot day. Both were visionaries, both walked the earth at the same time, and both left us a legacy we can still appreciate here in the Pikes Peak region. Coubertin is the “father” of the modern Olympic movement, which gave us in Colorado Springs the opportunity to add our most cherished nickname, “Olympic City USA.”