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V 14 N. 21 O.J. Simpson Expires
from UCLA digital libraryOrenthal James Simpson , 76 years...
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V 14 N. 22 Ned Price's 2024 Boston Photos
1962 University of Chicago Track Club Athletes left: Jim Brown (not 'the' Jim Brown) and right: Ned...
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V 14 N. 23 My First Track Coach Died This Week - Ed Jones R.I.P.
1935-2024 The reason I write today is because another old coach, my...
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V 14 N. 24 A Evening With Jack Daniels
Jack Daniels from The MissoulianRecently I received a note from...
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V 13 N. 120 Charles Hunsaker, First Coach of Women's XC at US Military...
Charles Hunsaker LTC (ret'd.)One of our long time readers Charles Hunsaker is to be honored at this year's college all-star Hula Bowl....
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V 14 N. 24 Olga Fikotova Connolly R.I.P.
Olga Connolly Photo from OlympediaA week or so ago, Walt...
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V 14 N. 25 Ramona, Oklahoma Just Became the Center of World for Discus...
Mykalos Alekna-LithuaniaAntilope Valley in Southern California has been supplanted as the Mecca of throwing for men and women of the...
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V 14 N. 26 Kenyan Marathon Team Announced and Some Old Photos to Prod Your...
Kenya has announced it's two marathon teams for the Paris Olympics, three men and three women and two alternates. Here they areKenya Women’s Olympic Marathon TeamPeres Jepchirchir (2:16:16, London...
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V 14 N. 26 Tribute to a Young Warrior by Dr. John Telford
I recently received a note from Dr. John Telford in Detroit, Michigan. Many of you will remember John as one of the nation's top 440 yard runners in the late 1950's. He competed for Wayne State...
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V 14 N. 28 Some Spirited Writing and Old Track Photos
I've recently discovered a writer James Runcie who has some serious gifts with the pen. His series on an Anglican priest named Sidney Chambers has been turned into a British TV detective series...
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V 14 N. 29 Chasing The Ghosts of Summer 1953
May 28, 2024Welcome Stadium 2024Last week I attended a high school meet at Welcome Stadium in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio. It was on the track where I cut my teeth in the sport. As I watched the...
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V 14 N. 30 Remembering Tiananmen
June 3, 2024 Take a look at the picture below. Do you find anything offensive? It appeared in papers over seven months ago. It shows two Chinese athletes embracing after a hurdles race. Apparently...
View ArticleV14 N. 31 Remembering Olympians Who Fell in War
On this day June 6, 2024 we are hearing from many sources about the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion in Northern France. It was indeed a turning point in WWII where many brave men and women...
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V 14 N. 32 Ron Morris Pole Vaulter Olympic Silver Medallist in 1960 R. I. P.
Ron Morris in ActionThis photo is said to have been doctored as it was taken at a lower heightbut he then cleared`16 feet' later the same day.Ron Morris, Olympic silver medallist and a longtime...
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V 14 N. 34 NBC Fails Big Time on First Night of Olympic Trials Coverage
I sent this paragraph out to a few friends and contacts this morning regarding the coverage of the Olympic trials on NBC."Did any of you watch O trials on NBC? I don't get Peacock, Two hour coverage...
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V 14 N. 35 Ricardo Urbina, NCAA Champion, Civil Rights Advocat, Federal Judge...
June 23, 2024Watching CBS Sunday Morning today I noticed on the brief mention of persons who had died this past week, Judge Ricardo Urbina was mentioned. This picture was also displayed on the...
View ArticleV 14 N. 36 More Musings on the Trials and Tribulations
We continue to watch the Olympic Trials through the lens of NBC producers and and their toadies. The big story was the Athing Mu fall on the back stretch near the 200 meter mark that sent her career...
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V 14 N. 37 Brief Comment on O Trials and a Reminder of Dick Bank and What an...
I was privileged to attend two days, (Friday and Saturday June 28 and 29) of the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. My good friend Jon Little invited me to go there with him from Vancouver Island,...
View ArticleV 14 N. 38 Brooks Johnson and Wade Bell R.I.P.
As most of you know famed coach Brooks Johnson died on Saturday. It was announced at the O Trials at the start of the day. Then today I heard from reliable sources that Wade Bell former U. of Oregon...
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