The Games of the XXXth Olympiad begin this evening. Here are some of the Olympic athletes and a coach who I have had the honor of featuring at Obit of the Day:
James Worrall, hurdler - 1936, Berlin
Ann Curtis, gold medal winner, swimming - 1948, London
Willie May, silver medal winner, 110m hurdles - 1960, Rome
Bob Boozer, gold medal winner, basketball - 1960, Rome
Fred Etcher, silver medal winner, hockey - 1960, Squaw Valley
Floyd Bedbury, speed skater - 1960, Squaw Valley; 1964, Innsbruck
LeRoy Walker, track and field coach - 1976, Montreal
and as an added bonus the two greatest athletes of the 20th century:
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All Olympic posters are copyright of the International Olympic Committee and courtesy of sailing.org except for 1960 Squaw Valley (lonkeller.com), 1964 Innsbruck (brittanica.com) and 1972 Munich (harveyabramsbooks.com).
Random note: Great piece on the 1936 Berlin poster via @Guggenheim
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