Right -- the media referred to that day in 1960 as "Black Tuesday" -- not only did Norton, the favorite, finish last in the 100, but high jump favorite John Thomas finished third in that event behind two athletes from the USSR, Shavlikadze and Brumel. And, in those cold war days, finishing behind the Russians was considered a major catastrophe.
SGMW --- "Wayne T. Armbrust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sure they weren't all on the same day, but Frank > Budd and Ray Norton > finished last and next to last in the 100 with fast > times going in, the > men's 4x100 was DQ (zone violation I think), and > either Budd or Norton > (Budd I think) ran poorly in the 200. > > Roger Ruth wrote: > > >SGMW wrote, of Monday's results: > > > > > > > >>>Not one medal and not many qualifiers. All in > all, > >>>one of the worst days in the history of American > >>>track and field. > >>> > >>> > > > >I'm reminded, but only vaguely, of another day then > described as one of the > >worst in American track and field history. If I > have any of it right, it > >was at the 1960 Rome Olympics and began with world > record claimant Bill > >Alley failing to qualify in the javelin, although > the event was won at a > >distance 12' below Alley's seasonal best and > eighth-place was fully 40' > >short of his prospective world record. I can't > remember the other > >catastrophes of that "darkest day." Could someone > with a better memory (or > >a longer bookshelf) remind us of what they were? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Wayne T. Armbrust, Ph.D. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Computomarxª > 3604 Grant Ct. > Columbia MO 65203-5800 USA > (573) 445-6675 (voice & FAX) > http://www.Computomarx.com > "Know the difference between right and wrong... > Always give your best effort... > Treat others the way you'd like to be treated..." > - Coach Bill Sudeck (1926-2000) > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
