Here is some rare footage of Lee Evans, Tommie Smith, John Carlos at the 1968 Olympic USA Track & Field Trials. Included are interviews with Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, and Ronald Freeman. As …
FT Tribute to Lee Evans, Sprinter and Activist, 1947-2021
Reposted from https://www.ft.com/content/21d252b6-5f59-4c43-9149-7858cf422402 In the decades after American sprinter Lee Evans won the 400 metres Olympic gold in 1968, he built a career coaching …
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1968 Mexico City Documentary (courtesy NBC Olympics)
The story of the collision of sport and politics at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Amidst the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, …
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Rare video of John Carlos – 1969 AAU Track Meet – 100 & 220 yard dash
Here are 2 great videos of John Carlos, from then 1969 AAU Track Meet. …
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Speed City – The Making
https://vimeo.com/7399949 "Forever Faster"... …
Speed City & San Jose State University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV4zvaxeI94 San Jose State University had a powerhouse track and field program from the 1940s to 1960s. It was known as Speed City. …
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