Courtney was one of those amazing tracksters who could produce amazing times anywhere from 100 yards to a mile: 9.7 100 yard dash, 220: 21, national champion in 400 meters (45.8) and in the low fours for a mile! Still alive and kicking in his late 80s!
“It was a new kind of agony for me,” he later wrote. “My head was exploding, my stomach ripping, and even the tips of my fingers ached. The only thing I could think was, ‘If I live, I will never run again.’”
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Courtney was one of those amazing tracksters who could produce amazing times anywhere from 100 yards to a mile: 9.7 100 yard dash, 220: 21, national champion in 400 meters (45.8) and in the low fours for a mile! Still alive and kicking in his late 80s!
I read somewhere that Tom was so exhausted afterwards they had to hold up the victory ceremony until he recovered!
I heard about this from Mort Utley (Insurance agent) from Southwestern Books!
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thanks for the upload.
“It was a new kind of agony for me,” he later wrote. “My head was exploding, my stomach ripping, and even the tips of my fingers ached. The only thing I could think was, ‘If I live, I will never run again.’”
Look at the start , crouch starting. Like the sprinters.
That guy in lane 8 (outside) is brother, Lon Spurrier (holder of the 880 yard world record at the time).
@spurrjls Don't seem to hear his name mentioned. What was his 880 record ? Roy b , CapeTown south africa 🇿🇦
@spurrjls Who held the 800m world record at the time. Any idea ?Roy b,CapeTown south africa 🇿🇦
1:47.5 was the world record, 880 yards, at the time, March 1955.
@@spurrjls Thanks !
Would anyone know who is the narrator of this video?
Absolutely, one of my favorites, the great David Perry (Greenspan). He is related to Bud Greenspan who produced all of these great videos.