Hey baseball fans, ready for a trivia question? Who was Clint Courtney?
Don’t bother checking Cooperstown. He never made it to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He never became a baseball legend. He wasn’t a great player. He didn’t break any records–only bones. He wasn’t a power hitter. He only hit 38 home runs in his entire career. He had little speed on the base paths. And to quote one sports writer, “ As for grace and style, he made the easiest play look rather difficult!” Continue reading
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This Thursday, June 5, 2014, one of the most significant athletic accomplishments of the 20th century will be celebrated in San Diego at Balboa Stadium: the 50th anniversary of Jim Ryun’s sub-4 minute. He was the first High School athlete to achieve that extraordinary feat.
While Ryun never won an Olympic gold metal–his best finish was silver in the 1968 Mexico games–he did hold world records in the half-mile, 1500m and mile. In the ensuing years Ryun served five terms as a Congressman from his home state of Kansas. Continue reading
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