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

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 4×100m 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.

By: Bobby Morrow

Bobby Morrow — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:05:06 +0000

JIMSON-

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHOWING MY VIDEO.

I HAD A GREAT TIME IN DOING IT.

YOUR FRIEND,
BOBBY MORROW

By: barrie milligan

barrie milligan — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:51:40 +0000

the 1956 games were held in an australian rules football stadium which is an egg shaped fully grassed arena and measures approximately 170m x 120m. In its current configuration it seats 100,000. In 1956 there was a lot of standing room which has largely been eliminated. The ground is also used for major cricket matches.

By: Jimson Lee

Jimson Lee — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:26:56 +0000

@OMC – I actually own that copy of Life magazine in average condition. What’s it worth?