US/USSR of 1962 remembered

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link now on front page to T&FN's coverage of the legendary dual in Stanford Stadium

[aaronk]

Thanks for the memories!!

Two thoughts:

Cordner Nelson was the greatest writer T&FN ever had!!
(And of course he was so much more than that!!)

Has there EVER been a meet on US soil that got 153,000 attendance over two days (76,500 average per day!!) since then or before??

BTW, I wasn't at the 1962 meet, but I DID attend the 1964 US-USSR meet!!
And yes, I had a front row seat during Gerry Lindgren's electrifying victory!!
(He even came over after the race and stood right in front of me sucking on an orange!!)

[Charley Shaffer]

Thanks for featuring this again; I was fortunate to have been in attendance with my dad.

[paw]

footage from the meeting in 1962:

http://www.t3licensing.com/video/clip/5 ... 021_128.do

women 100 - men 100 - Long Jump - Hammer Throw - women 80m hurdles -men 1500 meters - High Jump

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/u-s-a ... california

women 100- men 100 - 110m HH- Long Jump - 1500 meters - High Jump

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second part now posted