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An In-Depth Revisitation w/ The ’48 Olympic Team
Have any fond memories of the U.S.'s track team in the 1948 Olympics? Then check out this fabulous compilation of links, where available, to member of that squad, as compiled by Hilary Evans, a Welsh member of the world's preeminent group of Olympic historians, OlyMADMen.
The team, in alphabetical order (for athletes underlined and in blue, click on the name to read an online piece on them. Some of these have previously been individually linked on the T&FN site):
Craig Dixon
Herb Douglas
Dave Bolen
Herb Barten
Martin Biles
Alice Coachman
Cliff Bourland
Harrison Dillard
Clem Eischen
Sam Felton
Don Gehrmann
George Guida
Lives in Philadelphia.
Art Harnden
Lives in Corpus Christi, TX.
Theresa Manuel
Irving (Moon) Mondschein
Lives in Havertown, PA. Grandson Brian Jr. is pole vaulter for Israel.
Whitey Overton
Lives in Lancaster. OH
Mel Patton
Fallbrook, CA
Emma Reed
Zero.
Bob Richards
Lives in Gordon. TX
Bernice Robinson
Lives in Cleveland,OH
Clyde Scott
Roland Sink
George Stanich
Curt Stone
Jerry Thompson
Lives in Lancaster, TX
Wilbur Thompson
Seal Beach, CA
Ted Vogel
Mabel Walker
Jean Walraven
Lives in Canton, OH. Married name – Barnett
Adolf Weinacker
Lives in Detroit, MI
Mal Whitfield
Lillian Young
Zero
We welcome any additional data anyone might have.
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