Two years ago we noted the passing of Paul Winder a member of the 1960 Olympic team. Paul was the number four sprinter on the team but did not get to compete in the relay. However he had a distinguished track career and one after his competitive days on the track. Below is the piece we wrote about him then. Last week I received a note from his daughter Noelle that she saw the posting and was grateful for it. She shared a photo tribute created by Paul's family which I have placed below as a link. On it you will see several good clips of Paul running an indoor 55 or 60 yards indoors as well as some pictures of him in his athletic and post athletic days. Thank you for sending this to us, Noelle.
Paul Winder was the alternate on the 1960 US 4x100 relay team which I'm sure most of you still remember as being disqualified after finishing first in the finals due to an out of zone exchange between Ray Norton and Frank Budd. He got to travel all the way to Rome and watch those events from the sidelines. He missed the chagrin of that race and probably was glad not to be associated too closely with that very low point of US sprinting history. Indeed it was probably the beginning of a long series of colossal losses in that event, interspersed with short bursts of brilliance.
Paul is remembered by his alma mater Morgan State University in Maryland in this passage from their Hall of Fame Page.
Paul was born in Atlantic City, N.J. He attended Pleasantville High School and was such a stand-out he was one of the highest recruited track prospects in the country. He chose to come to Morgan in 1957.
Upon entering Morgan he immediately became recognized as Morgan's greatest track performer since Olympian George Rhoden. Among his accomplishments are an N.C.A.A. outdoor championship in the 100-meters, a 1959 National A.A.U. indoor-outdoor world record (6.1 sec.) in the 60-yard dash, an NAIA champion in 1959 in the 100-yards, an ICAA 100-meter champion in 1960. Paul was also a member of the 1960 400-meter Olympic relay team. He also captained the track team while at Morgan.
Paul was a member of the R.O.T.C. as a Morgan man and entered the U.S. Marine Corps as a first lieutenant. During his military stint (1962-65), he was all-Marine track and field in the 100- and 200-meters and also the mile relay.
One of Paul's greatest thrills was having his Pleasantville High School name its track for him and the establishment of the "Paul Winder Sportsmanship Award".
Paul Winder Tribute Link
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