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 Forum: Distance Den Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2001 7:20 am Subject: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
| BINGO!!!!!!....we have a winner!!!....Later bro! |
| Topic: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
brutal
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Forum: Distance Den Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2001 6:11 am Subject: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
| I am a big blues fan and have a huge collection of music from the very beginning the 1920's. This stuff is so raw and primitive, something that is lost forever it will never be duplicated...impossibl ... |
| Topic: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
brutal
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Forum: Distance Den Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2001 4:39 am Subject: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
I am 30.
I don't make statements concerning who is this or that unless I have done my homework. I want it all!!! I don't care what era he was from. Not a "groupie" a fan!
To think that one ... |
| Topic: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
brutal
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Forum: Distance Den Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 5:22 pm Subject: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
You could say the same about Jim Thorpe, Jesse Owens, Bob Mathias and Wilma Rudolph.
There are kids in high school that could beat any of them.
When I look at athlectic performances I look ... |
| Topic: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
brutal
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Forum: Distance Den Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2001 3:02 pm Subject: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
Laurence (Lon) Myers was born Feb 16 1858 in Richmond Virg, he died in 1899.
He held World records in the 400 and the 800. He was the first runner in history to break 50.0.
Set World ma ... |
| Topic: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
brutal
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Forum: Distance Den Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 3:36 pm Subject: Who was the greatest American runner of all time? |
| That would be Lon Myers the only man to hold the American record in the 50 100 400 800 and the mile! |
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 3:32 pm Subject: USA 4X1 |
I hear ya! I agree about Greene I would have him leadoff but we both know it ain't going to happen.
Monty is a great curve runner having ran there both at Blinn JC and Norfolk St.He also ran that le ... |
| Topic: Sprint fan! |
brutal
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 3:22 pm Subject: Sprint fan! |
| Nope! |
| Topic: Sprint fan! |
brutal
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 3:06 pm Subject: Sprint fan! |
Deep trivia?......How about what other 100 record did Owens hold besides the 100 yard 9.4 and the 100 meters 10.2?
I had heard of Graham! |
| Topic: USA 4X1 |
brutal
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 3:01 pm Subject: USA 4X1 |
The goal obviously is to win the race....no duh!
The key as always is get the stick around. So with that said......
leadoff-Tim Montgomery..no way you can do anything but run Tim here. He has shown ... |
| Topic: Sprint fan! |
brutal
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 1:33 pm Subject: Sprint fan! |
| I never kid about Jesse Owens....hahaha!!!!! |
| Topic: Sprint fan! |
brutal
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 12:21 pm Subject: Sprint fan! |
Hahaha..that was cool! No it was Eulace Peacock from Temple. In 1935 Peacock won three out of five races with Owens and had ran faster times.
In 36 he would injure his right thigh at the Penn Relays ... |
| Topic: Sprint fan! |
brutal
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 11:17 am Subject: Sprint fan! |
Great Dan. I always like to tell the story about the dude who was our fastest sprinter in 36. But due to an injury was unable to compete in Berlin.
Of course we didn't need him with Owens and Metcal ... |
| Topic: Sprint fan! |
brutal
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 10:01 am Subject: Sprint fan! |
A lot of these boards have a preference. Some are more into distance running some sprints etc etc.
I ain't talking just Mo and Marion here. I am a "serious" sprint fan who appreciates the roots ... |
| Topic: Sprint fan! |
brutal
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2001 8:00 am Subject: Sprint fan! |
| Is that cool? |
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