We should add to the list Jeff Gadly, a teammate of mine at Plattsburgh State (NY), who was on the '80 Lake Placid (about 30 miles from Plattsburgh) 4-man bob team. He was a pretty good decathlete (div. III) and a heckuva nice guy, besides.
I also participated in the '80 olympics, showing that a 4:24 mile/15:05 5k guy can be in the olympics, too. (OK, so I was only a volunteer at the opening and closing ceremonies, carrying a sign with the name of a country, but I did get to dance with Beth Heiden at the post olympic party!). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Y ask: > > Vonetta Flowers may soon have company as a >black-ex-trackster-winning-Winter-Olympic-gold. > > Randy Jones, a former Duke long jumper and 10.38 sprinter, and Garrett Hines, a >former 20.97 Southern Illinois sprinter, are part of the No. 1 USA sled that sits in >first place today after the first two heats at the Winter Olympics. > > If it maintains its position in Saturday's final two heats, Jones and brakeman >Garrett Hines (also black) will have joined with driver Todd Hays and fourthman Bill >Schuffenhauer to be the first USA four-man bobsled medalists since 1956. > > This also would end a long drought for trackos-turned-bobsledders, including Willie >Davenport, Herschel Walker, Willie Gault and Edwin Moses. > > (Moses failed to qualify for the U.S. bobsled team for the 1992 Winter Olympics, but >did compete on the American four-man team in the 1991 World Championships.) > > Jones is No. 2 on the all-time Duke 100 and 200 list to some white guy from the >1950s named Sime. > > For more on Jones, age 32: > > http://goduke.fansonly.com/sports/m-track/spec-rel/020802aaa.html > > http://goduke.fansonly.com/sports/m-track/spec-rel/mtrk/teamhistory.html > > >http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/duke/sports/m-track/auto_pdf/trackrecords.pdf > > For more on Hines, age 32: > > http://www.usolympicteam.com/news/021401bobsled.html > > http://www.saltlake2002.com/x/f/frame.htm?u=/r/3/bio/BS_HINES_Garrett.htm > > Ken Stone > http://www.masterstrack.com
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