V. 15 N. 2 More on that 1978 Cincinnati Mini Heart Marathon from the Inside
Following up on our previous posting: Editorial comments are from Bob Roncker. We are not able to transmit the photos from this piece. With regrets. bobroncker@gmail.com513.236.4828Memories of the...
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V 15 N. 3 Coach Harold 'Lefty' Martin R.I.P. (1939-2025)
Coach Harold 'Lefty' Martin of Dayton, Ohio, more correctly Trotwood, a northwest suburb of the Gem City. I knew Lefty for several years. He was the women's coach at the University of Dayton when...
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V 15 N. 4 Remembering Greg Bell and the Iowa State Plane Crash in 1985
Gregg Bell 1930-2024 No one as old as me could have helped...
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V 15 N. 5 Four Enduring Coaches Come Off One College Track Team
A Legacy of Coaching Excellence Bill Schnier Chuck Hunsaker Bob Lewis Jim DemoMany schools across the country have produced great coaches, but few can...
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V 15 N. 6 Jerome Drayton/Peter Buniak Canada's Great Marathoner R.I.P.
Jerome Drayton born Peter Buniak died Monday January 10, 2025 during surgery on his knee. It was not a running related injury but chronic arthritis that got him on the tab le. Born Peter Buniak...
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V 15 N. 7 Remembering Al Birtles a Canadian Miler at U. of Hawaii and...
Walter 'Al' Birtles1937-2024University of HawaiiWalter 'Al' Birtles passed away September 14, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia at age 87. When this was brought to my attention recently, Al's...
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V 15 N. 8 Jan Johnson US Olympian Bronze Medalist 1972 Pole Vault R.I.P.
We heard the news of the passing of Jan Johnson this past week. The news came from several teammates, friends, and internet sources. Jan was the bronze medalist in 1972 in the equipment controversy...
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V 15 N. 8 The Track and Watergate Connection Recurrence
This piece is for trivia buffs of the 52nd degree. You have been warned! Last week while working on gathering information about the Al Birtles story which involved a lot of looking at old...
View ArticleV 15 N. 9 A Story of Undisputed Excellence by Roy Mason
Most of you read this blog because it is about track and field and cross country mainly from a historical perspective. Today we go off track a bit, but not too far. This blog began because my...
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V 15 N. 10 Gunder 'The Wunder' Haegg Visits Cincinnati
Bob Roncker of Cincinnati, Ohio has sent in this account of one day on the 1943 tour that Gunder Haegg of Sweden made to the US to help raise money for the US war effort. I've also added links to some...
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