Legendary coach of the San Jose State Spartans "Speed City" Track and Field Team
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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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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Here are 2 great videos of John Carlos, from then 1969 AAU Track Meet. …
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https://vimeo.com/7399949 "Forever Faster"... …
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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This article was originally posted at http://moti-athletics-histo.blogspot.com2012/02/black-stand-for-civil-rights-at-mexico.html Peter Norman, Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Mexico Olympic …
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