Once Upon a Time in the Vest

Thursday, April 20, 2017

V 7 N. 28 The Passing of Tom Fleming R.I.P.



Leading the pack #106
at Springbank, Road Races, London, Ontario about 1976

Ned Price informed us of the passing of Tom Fleming.  Here is the USA Today article
by Paul Schwartz.

Tom Fleming USA Today

Fleming had an incredible an incredible series of sub 2:20 marathons in the 1970s.  Finished seocnd at Boston twice and twice won the NYC marathon.  He was sixty five years old.  He had a heart attack while coaching his school team in New Jersey.

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