Coach Jackson's most famous athlete was Bobby Morrow, who won 3 gold medals at the 1956 Olympics in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 meter relay. I still have the Life magazine with Bobby Morrow on the front cover, but not in mint condition. Maybe it's time to sell it on eBay? I will post … [Read more...] about Coach J. Oliver Jackson of 1956 Triple Gold Medalist Bobby Morrow dies
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USA 1980 Olympians get “Congressional” Gold Medals
The spring of 1980 is still vivid in my memory. It was the year of my high school graduation, and hometown hero Bruce Roberts of Chateauguay, Quebec, would be going to Moscow for the Olympics for the 800 meters. I would have loved to see him battle it out with Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe. I … [Read more...] about USA 1980 Olympians get “Congressional” Gold Medals
Speedendurance.com Launches New Theme
Nearly 7 months after launching Speedendurance.com, it was time for a fresh new theme. Many thanks to Brain Gardner for this new look. Several readers were not accustomed to the differences between a Blog and a Web site, and that they preferred a newspaper style approach to reading valuable … [Read more...] about Speedendurance.com Launches New Theme
