Word: burleson
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...have been an indifferent lot in recent years. But in Los Angeles last week, a lithe (6 ft. 1 in., 155 Ibs.) sophomore from the University of Oregon proved that the U.S. might at last have a miler who could run with the Australians and Europeans. His name: Dyrol Burleson...
Competing on a tricky board track for the first time in his young career, 19-year-old Miler Burleson faced Sweden's Dan Waern, who had six times broken four minutes (Burleson's best: 4:06.7). At the gun, Burleson was content to stay back in the pack. As he ran, he gulped cheekfuls of air (see cut) gently exhaling them in a fashion he claims helps his rhythm. He loafed along with his smooth stride until the last lap. Then, with a dashman's acceleration, Burleson snatched the lead from George Larson, his Oregon teammate, flashed...
Back home in the lumbering town of Cottage Grove, Ore. they remember Dyrol Burleson as the spindly-legged kid who was always running-to the grocery, around the reservoir, or just down the road, with his mother pacing him in the family car. Burleson developed so fast that he set a national record of 4:13.2 for the mile in high school. Last year Burleson warmed up by making a national mile record for freshmen (4:06.7), then switched to the 1,500 meters to set an A.A.U. championship record (3:47.5) and thump Russia's best...