In 1967 in Bakersfield, Ryun turned in what might have been the best mile ever. Top runners will take a shot at the current record this weekend in Eugene.
In 1967 in Bakersfield, Ryun turned in what might have been the best mile ever. Top runners will take a shot at the current record this weekend in Eugene.
Boston was the first person to reach the 27-foot mark in the long jump and his first world record came before the Rome Olympics in 1960 beating Jesse Owens' record.
Boston was the first person to reach the 27-foot mark in the long jump and his first world record came before the Rome Olympics in 1960 beating Jesse Owens' record.
Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens’ world record then later had his own mark eclipsed by Bob Beamon’s record-shattering leap at the Mexico City Games, died Sunday. He was 83.