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I little off topic. If there are any track fans on this board you will love this
Posted on 8/28/11 at 12:46 am
Posted on 8/28/11 at 12:46 am
LINK To bad he died way way before his time. Steve Prefontain. Without him Nike might never of happened.
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Posted on 8/28/11 at 12:49 am to AtomicDuck
Remember seeing him on an SI cover when I was a kid. Eugene was the center of the outdoor track world at that time, it seems.
Posted on 8/28/11 at 1:06 am to AtomicDuck
The athlete that we had at LSU that would compare in relevance to their respective sport would have to be Pistol Pete.
Pistol
Pistol
This post was edited on 8/28/11 at 1:12 am
Posted on 8/28/11 at 1:18 am to horndog
I forgot pete went to lsu he really had a huge effect on the game
Posted on 8/28/11 at 1:21 am to AtomicDuck
I know you are new so I am not trying to be a dick but this should be on the More Sports Board.
Posted on 8/28/11 at 4:49 am to lsu480
don't try so hard
Posted on 8/28/11 at 4:52 am to AtomicDuck
quote:
Steve Prefontain
This dude was awesome. I ran track and to see him run like that is just amazing.
Posted on 8/28/11 at 5:18 am to Cabby
I met Steve on a casual basis a few times. Played pool with him a couple times. He dated a woman I knew. And yes I watched him run many times. He was a fun guy and maybe the toughest competitor I've EVER seen.
Posted on 8/28/11 at 5:26 am to GoDucks349
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I met Steve on a casual basis a few times. Played pool with him a couple times. He dated a woman I knew. And yes I watched him run many times. He was a fun guy and maybe the toughest competitor I've EVER seen.
I was a sprinter when I ran track. The longest I ever ran in a meet was the 400 meter and I hated it. To see the pace he ran at blows my mind. I loved the movie about him but that video link of his highlights was awesome.
Posted on 8/28/11 at 5:37 am to Cabby
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I met Steve on a casual basis a few times. Played pool with him a couple times. He dated a woman I knew. And yes I watched him run many times. He was a fun guy and maybe the toughest competitor I've EVER seen.
I was a sprinter when I ran track. The longest I ever ran in a meet was the 400 meter and I hated it. To see the pace he ran at blows my mind. I loved the movie about him but that video link of his highlights was awesome.
You'll love this one time before a big race he let the Register Guard publish his scheduled lap times in the paper two days "BEFORE" the race. Everyone in the stands had a copy. Well into the race he had a 58 scheduled and he turned a 56 the place went nuts and he just crushed the guy.
Posted on 8/28/11 at 5:56 am to AtomicDuck
One of the greatest athletes of all time... He would still have records today if he would have lived 10 more years...
His most impressive time IMO is 6 miles in 26 minutes... Good God man
His most impressive time IMO is 6 miles in 26 minutes... Good God man
Posted on 8/28/11 at 7:03 am to AtomicDuck
Weren't Mac Wilkins, Phil Knight and Russ Francis on that same Oregon track team? Wilkins held the WR in the discuss, Knight's a quadrillionaire and Francis a Pro Bowl TE...
Posted on 8/28/11 at 7:50 am to AtomicDuck
LSU hosted the NCAA track & field meet in the early '70s. I got to see him and Dave Wottle, the premier miler, at that time.
Posted on 8/28/11 at 8:02 am to lsu480
This guy helped to shape a (my) generation. Great to take a look back. Domination + Humility = Hard to find today.
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