Word: liquori
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reasons why Villanova, the first finisher, was so heavily favored was the return of Olympian Marty Liquori, who had run only one meet this fall due to a leg injury. But he dropped out of Monday's race early and had to be helped off the course to have X- rays taken, as advised by Harvard trainer Jimmy Fair...
...Liquori is known more for his accomplishments in middle distance events, but he is also a threat in cross country...
...runner named Curtis Mills streaked across the tape in 44.7 sec., .1 sec. under the two-year-old world mark. The first black trackman in the history of Texas A. & M., Mills whipped the Olympics' top two quarter-milers -Lee Evans and Larry James. Villanova's Marty Liquori, who finished dead last in the 1,500-meter finals in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, defeated World Record Holder Jim Ryun after nine tries in the mile...
Coach McCurdy has entered four runners in the mile event in hopes of picking up a few extra points. Roy Shaw may be the only one with the speed to challenge Villanova's four-minute sophomore, Marty Liquori, but Harvard's Jon Enscoe, Tom Spengler, and John Heyburn could all make the finals and will gain valuable meet experience...