John Vanderhoof, who was Colorado’s governor from 1973 to 1975, shows the plaque containing a shard of moon rock that was presented to the state in 1974. He has held on to it since leaving office.

Former Colorado Gov. John Vanderhoof, a onetime fighter pilot, businessman and bank executive who served as the state's chief executive for only two years, has died. He was 91.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Now more than 90 years into watching the world from a rare vantage point, former Colorado Gov. John Vanderhoof, of Grand Junction, said he has a fondness for the current ...

In 1970, John Vanderhoof was elected lieutenant governor as part of Gov. John Love’s administration. When Love left to take a job in Washington, D.C., Vanderhoof was appointed governor, serving as the ...

Yesterday, page one of your Denver Post featured a story about moon rocks given to Colorado Governor John Vanderhoof -- items reportedly worth $5 million on the black market -- that appeared to be ...

Now more than 90 years into watching the world from a rare vantage point, former Colorado Gov. John Vanderhoof, of Grand Junction, said he has a fondness for the current holder of the office.

Former Governor John D Vanderhoof, 91 years of age, passed away on September 19, 2013, following a short illness. Governor Vanderhoof was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado, and spent the early years of his ...

Vanderhoof, now 88, has kept some of the “old stuff” he collected back in those days, including a few moon rocks that have been missing—or not—according to The Denver Post. Joseph Gutheinz, a retired ...

DENVER — A missing moon rock given to Colorado in 1974 has turned up in an ex-governor`s house. The rock was given to former Gov. John Vanderhoof by the Nixon administration, which awarded bits ...

DENVER – Former Colorado Gov. John Vanderhoof, a onetime fighter pilot, businessman and bank executive who served as the state’s chief executive for only two years, has died. He was 91.

The lunar souvenir was given to former Gov. John Vanderhoof by the Nixon administration, which awarded bits of moon rubble to all 50 states and more than 130 foreign countries.

DENVER — Former Colorado Republican Gov. John Vanderhoof, a former businessman and bank executive who went on to become governor for only two years, died last week. He was 91.