With the Olympic games in full swing, and the track-and-field events set to start this weekend, I thought that it'd be a good time to put out this episode and take a look back at some footage from on the track from back in the day. This episode is an old Universal Newsreel (they used to play these in the movie theaters, now they play commercials...boooo) of a few of the standout track-and-field events, as well as the closing ceremony of the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. The featured athletes in this clip are "Bullet" Bob Hayes, the anchor leg of the 4x400 U.S. relay team, and the Florida A&M and Dallas Cowboys star. Also spotlighted is Abebe Bikila, the Ethiopian runner who became the first person to win the Olympic marathon twice. It's an entertaining little piece of Olympic history, and a teaser for some track and field events. Enjoy...Peace.
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