Comments on: Video of Bobby Morrow 1956 Triple Olympic Gold Medalist

By: marlin jones

marlin jones — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:32:55 +0000

I also read many items on Dave Sime and if there was a way I could contact him
or send him an email, it would be great.
I love track and field.
Bobby Morrow and Dave Sime are two guys that I really admire and had super talent.
I did notice the young French sprinter became the first white sprinter to officially
go below 10.0 in the 100 Meters not too long ago.
thanks for all your help,
Marlin

By: Jimson Lee

Jimson Lee — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:46:04 +0000

@marlin jones – my attempts in contacting Bobby Morrow were unsuccessful. Perhaps Dave Sime would know?

By: marlin jones

marlin jones — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:11:52 +0000

Bobby Morrow was my hero and there are many questions I would like to ask him.
I love track and field. I have read every article I could locate regarding Bobby.
Is there a book I could order?
Is there a way Bobby Morrow can respond to me……….then I will ask him some
questions regarding his career.
Thanks for the memories.

Marlin

By: rgengel

rgengel — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:56:18 +0000

Bobby Morrow- big time at Texas Relays this year. ACC, OSU and Texas 58 to 66 track alumns you are needed
Dick Engel ACC 66

By: matt gottlieb

matt gottlieb — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:25:37 +0000

I don’t know how those guys (Moreow and Sime) could run 10.2 on cinders. My best time was 11.3 and I could beat many people.

By: Jimson Lee

Jimson Lee — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:48:08 +0000

@Charles – I think Sime is more disappointed with the 4x100m relay DQ.

By: Charles B. Hunter

Charles B. Hunter — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:46:16 +0000

I wrote sports illustrated several years ago, someone had mentioned that america did not have many white sprinters. I was 16 years old when I first heard of Bobby Morrow, and Dave Sime. If I remember Sime was a baseball player turned sprinter.
One of the great disappointments of my life was when Sime got hurt and did not make the 1956 olympic team. I still have many articles about these two great sprinters.
I wonder what they would have run on these tracks now.

By: Jimson Lee

Jimson Lee — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:37:02 +0000

@Juan & Graeme – Thanks for sharing!

By: Graeme Rule

Graeme Rule — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:51:37 +0000

Jim
I was there as an Aussie teenage who loved sport. I can still rattle off the names of Bobby’ s competitors and colleagues. Altho Australia was an athletic minnow, our Hec Hogan ran 9.3 and got a bronze in the 100. The high jump was also an exciting compettion between USA Charlie Dumas and AUS Chilla Porter. Aussie women cleaned up in the sprints.
I was also at the ground with 135,000 who heard Billy Graham preach in 1959. While the day over 90,000 went to see the West Indies Cricket team compete against Australia in 1960/1, I had had great day. Yes Aussie rules is played before huge crowds. The toughest fastest football game on earth and like so much in sport great to watch and play.
Graeme Rule

By: Juan Flores

Juan Flores — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:00:30 +0000

I'm from Harlingen, TX. I used to watch bobby play the Harlingen Cardinals. I also have the December 1956 Life magazine. Thanks for the memories Juan Flores Des moines Ia.