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V 6 N. 35 Some new/old pictures
As mentioned earlier this month , I came across a lot of old pictures some not seen very often in the Wright State University Library Special Collections.Here are the ones of Bobby Morrow. Please...
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V 6 N. 36 Jose Luis Munoz Olympic Games Volunteer seeking assistance to...
Jose Luis Munoz comes to us highly recommended by one of our readers, Mike Solomon. Jose was selected to be a volunteer by the USOC in Rio to provide assistance to US Olympic athletes at the US...
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V 6 N. 37 Book Recommendation and a Mike Larrabee Story
For some history of research in distance running you can open the following link coming to us fromPhillip Sparling via Dr. David Costill. A synopsis of several compendiums of research on running...
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V 6 N. 38 Mamie Rallins R.I.P.
Mamie Rallins, Olympian (1968 and 1972) and the first women's track and field coach at Ohio State University died tragically in an automobile accident recently in Ohio.Below are two pieces about Mamie...
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V 6 N. 39 Photo Collection
While researching for another article, I came across a number old track pictures that might interest many of our readers. I'm sure there are many, many stories in these pictures that will never be...
View ArticleV 6 N. 40 All Time Performance List Italy
Jose Sant in Montreal sent me a website that included information about Italian track nuts who are doing some interesting work to preserve memories of the sport. In that website were all time...
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V 6 N. 41 Mike Agostini R.I.P.
The IAAF website noted the passing of Mike Agostini. Mike AgostiniIf my memory is correct Mike was one of the early athletes who were suspected of taking under the table payments from meet organizers...
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V 6 N. 42 Some Tid Bits Hopefully to Your Liking
My colleague and co-conspirator Mr. Roy Mason sent me this little ditty yesterday.In watching the NBA playoffs - Go Warriors - I was intrigued with the intense play of Steven Adams of Oklahoma City...
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V6 N. 43 John Hendershott, Hommage from Paul O'Shea
Jon Hendershott, One of the Sport’s Eminent Journalists, Leaves Track and Field News with Multitudes of Old, Good Friends By Paul O’SheaAdlai Stevenson returned to his alma mater Princeton University...
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V6 N. 44 Program Southern Counties (California) 1965 Coliseum Relays 1950,...
Here is a program from the California Southern Counties Track and Field Meet, sent by our friend Mike Solomon. Note on Page 4 the reader of the wind gauge that evening was a young Lute Olson who...
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V 6 N. 44 Gunder Hagg US Tour in Cincinnati, 1943
A dear friend, Bob Roncker in Cincinnati started his own blog recently and is putting out a lot of good old days stuff on history of running in Cincinnati. There's a lot to be known about that...
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V 6 N. 45 Oregon Reunion photo and Coliseum Relays Program
Two photo sets, actually a photo and one photo set. The gathering of old men is a reunion of University of Oregon track team members taken during the Prefontaine Classic weekend. We don't know the...
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V 6 N. 46 Sam Bell, legendary coach passes away
Sam Bell, track coach at Indiana University, Cal Berkeley, and Oregon State passed away this week. Though I did not know him or work with him, my friend Bill Schnier who coached under Mr. Bell knew...
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V 6 N. 47 Comments on Olympic Trials/ Coverage in the US
We're putting this issue out, because lots of people seem to be forming strong opinions about the coverage of the US Olympic Trials on TV. We're all feeling short changed in getting what we want and...
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V 6 N. 48 June, 1966
This may not be perfect, but it is the best a couple of C students could do. Steve was a big help with over a dozen corrections.JUNE 1966 Records? You want records? We got 'em. We have world...
View ArticleV 6 N. 49 Track Trials and Tribulations
So the O Trials have finally wound down. The corporate power(s) have made their statement. The athletes will be falling into line and heading down to Rio. Lots of broken dreams, career endings, and...
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V 6 N. 50 Canadian Sub 4 Minute Milers Gathering
David Bailey sent us this article about a reunion in Ontario of many of Canada's sub four minute milers.They all still look pretty fit. July 8, 2016Hi George,I was prompted to send you this article as...
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V 6 N. 51 New Book on the 1954 British Empire-Commonwealth Games
I recently discovered a new book by Jason Beck , The Miracle Mile, Stories of the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games published in Canada by Caitlin Press. Much has been written about the...
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V 6 N. 52 High School Kids Who Have Made US Olympic Track and Field Team
With the outstanding performances of several high school athletes at this year's Olympic Trials, a question came up of how many high schoolers have made the team in the past. This year Sydney...
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V 6 N. 53 About that track meet in Houston
In Eugene at the Prefontaine Meet in May there was some talk about a series of meets to be held in the US with some prize money attached, so American athletes didn't have to go to Europe to make money...
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