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BumRushDaShow

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2. Wow. R.I.P.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu May 20, 2021, 07:34 AM

May 2021

I know John Carlos is still around giving interviews but wasn't aware of some of the others.

One of my uncles was a huge Olympics fan and he and my aunt used to make a point of literally traveling to wherever an Olympics was held and they used to talk about that Mexico one (and even bought and displayed a painting from there - I think of a bull IIRC, in a charge stance reminiscent of the bull-fighting that goes on there).

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Record-setting sprinter, Olympic activist Lee Evans dies [View all] TexasTowelie May 2021 OP

Brave guy. hlthe2b May 2021 #1

Wow. R.I.P. BumRushDaShow May 2021 #2

Here's what that awesome medal sweep looked like BeyondGeography May 2021 #3

+++ JohnSJ May 2021 #5

It was an amazing race Bayard May 2021 #6

I remember that well, and the racism from some of the people in the neighborhood JohnSJ May 2021 #4

This is sad.... turbinetree May 2021 #7

RIP Lee Evans. I remember Mexico City Olympics well. I was 6 years old ... aggiesal May 2021 #8

Peter Norman caught hell too for being in solidarity with Smith and Carlos. brush May 2021 #12

Read the article I linked, it talks about that what Peter Norman went through in Australia ... aggiesal May 2021 #14

aw man...a hero of mine.... bahboo May 2021 #9

He Held That Record For 20 Years ProfessorGAC May 2021 #10

Tommie Smith held his 200 meter record for a long time too. brush May 2021 #11

That's A Weird One ProfessorGAC May 2021 #13

That is a weird one. I remember seeing Don Quarrie in a meet... brush May 2021 #15

Here's Evans and the 4 x 400 relay team at Mexico City. . . DinahMoeHum May 2021 #16