Word: ryun
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Thus, with a smell of the circus, professional track-a slickly packaged, hyped-up version of the oldest athletic show on earth-will officially vault into existence this Saturday night. Along with Olympian Carlos, the Big Show will feature Old Rivals Kip Keino and Jim Ryun competing in the mile, as well as Champion Shotputters Randy Matson and Brian Oldfield. Dallas Cowboys' Wide Receiver Bob Hayes, once known as the "fastest man on earth," will test his speed against Washington Redskin Defensive Back Clancy Williams in a 40-yd. sprint...
...promoters. "Other than soccer," he says, "track is the best-attended sport in the world. It's great to identify with. That's why Bob Richards lasted a million years. Ma and Pa don't want their kids to identify with Joe Namath. They prefer Jim Ryun." Perhaps. If O'Hara is right, Ryun and company may eventually give Broadway Joe a race in the run for the money...
...pick off six-figure bonuses for turning pro. So what is left for him? Trips to a few A.A.U. meets perhaps-or maybe even a crack at an Olympic gold medal, which for an amateur requires a costly expenditure of time and money for a questionable return. Miler Jim Ryun, for example, spent long, arduous years training for the 1972 Munich Olympics. Then one disastrous spill in a qualifying heat lost him the chance to compete in the big event...
...effort to improve the athletes' lot, Sports Promoter Michael O'Hara has announced the formation of a professional track and field circuit that will give displaced stars like Ryun a chance to run for the money. The new International Track Association has already signed Ryun and other world record holders such as Pole Vaulter Bob Seagren and Shot Putter Randy Matson. O'Hara, one of the founders of the American Basketball Association, says the I.T.A. will make its debut next year with as many as 48 meets in the U.S., Canada and Europe. There will...
Lucky Cap. Ryun's sad accident seemed to leave Keino (already a surprise gold medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase) with no serious competition in the 1,500, the Olympiad's most prestigious race. As startling as Ryun's accident was the victory of Dave Wottle, 22, of Bowling Green University in the 800-meter run. At the outset Wottle had not been given much of a chance in the 800-even by U.S. Track Coach Bill Bowerman. In the eyes of the dour University of Oregon coach, Wottle would be unable to overcome two afflictions...