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V 13 N. 7 Wilt Chamberlain on the Track
Going through and cleaning out some old files recently I found a video clip of Wilt Chamberlain competing in the hop-step-jump (nomenclature of the 1950's) and the high jump at the Kansas and Drake...
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V 13 N. 7 An American Sprinter Who Boycotted Hitler - Herman Neugass
Ned Price sent us the link to this article on Herman Neugass appearing in the March 9, 2022 Tulane Hulabaloo by Mark Keplinger and Hannah Levitan. As you may recall there was much hemming and hawing...
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V 13 N. 9 The Florida Track Club 50th Reunion
This is what we have so far on the 50th anniversary Florida Track Club Reunion in Gainesville, last weekend.Thanks to Bruce Kritzler for sending this to us. Hope these links work for you....
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V 13 N. 10 Bob Hersh R.I.P.
Bob HershBob Hersh, longtime persona of the US track and field world, passed away this morning, January 18, 2022 at the age of 84. He...
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V 13 N. 11 Forty Years Ago Bill Stewart Set a World Record for Masters Mile...
Jan. 20, 2023 Bill Stewart, Ann Arbor, MIThis past week Ned Price brought to my attention that this Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023 will be the...
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V 13 N. 12 English Runner Declines Opportunity to Compete in World XC Under...
Jan 27, 2023 Innes Fitzgerald...
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V 13 N. 13 61st Anniversary of Peter Snell's WR at Cook's Gardens in...
Peter Snell setting world record Jan. 28, 1962 at Whanganui, New ZealandJanuary 28 is the anniversary of Peter Snell's World Record Mile run in New Zealand. It may already...
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V 13 N. 14 James Hogue, A Man of Running Talent and Skills of Deception
James Hogue aka Alexi Santana aka Jay Huntsman From The New Yorker Sept. 3, 2001, p. 73...
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V 13 N. 15 Description of a British Track Meet in 1937 and Incorrect Statue...
I was cleaning out electronic files this past weekend and found an older article from Night and Day July 22, 1937. There was some very interesting track trivia written by T.O. Beachcroft, a British...
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V 13 N. 15 Fidel Castro, A Puerto Rican Spy, and an NCAA Champion on the Bench
This has been a month of coincidences in this blog with overlap of stories new and stories forgotten. I've been listening to a recorded book in the car by Malcolm Gladwell called "Listening to...
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V 13 N. 18 Bruce Dern Is Back
February 11, 2023 Today's The Guardian had the following interview with Bruce Dern by Michael Segalov.You may recall from an earlier blog post in 2014, we noted that Dern was an accomplished runner at...
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V 13 N. 19 Lope Magazine and the 1955 NCAA XC Meet-Closest Finish Ever
This hobby keeps helping me come across new treasures that I never imagined were out there in the cyberworld. Last week I found another. It is called Lope Magazine. It was produced by a young...
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V 13 N. 20 A Wee Line or Two About An Arse Bedraggled
Image from website TherealXC.comThis piece was inspired by an invite to celebrate a Robert Burns night gathering a few weeks ago. Each invitee was...
View ArticleV 13 N. 21 21st Century Track and Field Reunion Luncheon, Mount Sac Invite
Russ Reabold asked us to put this on the blog for any of you Southern California residents.Mt. Sac Track and Field Luncheon Feb. 25, 2023 DetailsHave a great time. Knowing that you are very likely to...
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V 13 N. 22 Track Broadcasting 69 Years Ago
I recently was given the responsibility for caretaking a collection of old track and field files which will eventually be scanned and digitized so researchers, historians, and others can have access...
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V 13 N. 23 Track Athletes Who Were Also Peace Corps Volunteers
There are lists of politicians, writers, CEO’s, artists, and film people, even an astronaut who were in the Peace Corps in their early or later years. Over the years there have also been sports...
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V 13 N. 24 A Book Review "Path Lit By Lightning, The Life of Jim Thorpe"
"Path Lit By Lightning, The Life of Jim Thorpe" David Maraniss, Author...
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V 13 N. 25 Rev. Bob Richards R.I.P. at age 97
This picture appeared in today's NY Times no idea who took it.Bob Richards, born Feb. 20, 1926 in Champaign, Illinois, died Feb. 26, 2023 in Waco, Texas.The oldest Olympic track and field gold...
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V 13 N. 26 Black Female American Born Distance Runners Finally Getting Attention
March 2, 2023 The following article by Allison Torres Burtka appeared in The Guardian International today. Gary Corbitt's project gets its due on an international level. Congratulations,...
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V 13 N. 27 A Father and Son Tale of Running
Here is a unique story about a father and son both on the same path in their running. Darryl Taylor was on one of the top high school 2 mile relay teams in 1959 with Excelsior High School. In those...
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