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Share The new book The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World will be released on August 30, 2011. This is his FIRST autobiography co-written with Dave Zirin, and not to be confused with CD Jackson’s Why: The Biography of John Carlos With C. D. Jackson, Jr. When you think of the [...]
Share In almost 4 years of blogging, this site has numerous articles on the training and accomplishments of Bud Winter and Speed City. Athletes profiled include Lee Evans, Tommie Smith and John Carlos. And I know I am leaving out a lot. Now it’s time to take a closer look, and we’re talking beyond Track [...]
Share In 1956, Bud Winter of San Jose State University and Speed City fame published a landmark book titled So You Want to be a Sprinter. It was updated in 1973 and became foundation for many coaches back then who would later become world class coaches. Those coaches include Usain Bolt’s coach Glen Mills, Frank [...]
Share This is part 2 of 2 from my recent visit to the Bay Area, California After viewing the Tommie Smith – John Carlos 23 foot statute at San José State University, the next item on my agenda was to drive down S 10th street towards Spartan Stadium and visit Winter Field. This was the [...]
Share This is part 1 of 2 from my recent visit to the Bay Area, California A trip to Silicon Valley wouldn’t be complete without a visit to San José State University. I had two things on my agenda. Visit the Tommie Smith – John Carlos 23 foot statute, and visit the old Track and [...]
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