V 13 N. 6 More Granger Images of Track and Field

A few more pictures from the Granger.com website. Remember, these cannot be downloaded or copied without permission and for that you will have to go to their site and apply. Don Bragg 1960 Olympic Pole Vault Champion. A man of steel. These men had to be incredibly strong to go over 15 feet on those poles. They swung with arms fully extended then pulled their feet overhead against the centrifugal force. Mary Rand Great Britain Babe Didrickson 1932 Los Angeles In case you were wondering about the Golden Cyclones logo on the Babe's shorts, here is the Wikipedia explanation. The Golden Cyclones were a 1930s group of women athletes who played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) softball, basketball and track-and-field. Based in Dallas, Texas they were sponsored by the Employers Casualty Insurance Company (ECC) and coached by "Colonel" Melvin J. McCombs, manager of the ECC athletic program in Dallas.[1] Babe Zaharias was their star team member from 1930-1932, leading the Golden Cyclone Basketball team to the AAU women's basketball championship|AAU Women's Basketball Championship in 1931.[2] The Golden Cyclones were one of the dominant AAU teams of the era. In addition to the National Championship in 1931, they finished as the national runner-up in 1929, 1932 and 1933, while finishing fourth in 1930.[3] They held the offensive record for scoring the most points ever in a National Tournament game (97) as well as the defensive record for the fewest points ever allowed (4).[4] In 1934, the Golden Cyclones were enrolled en masse into Dallas's new college, Dixie University, to become the college's women's basketball team known as the Dixie Rebels. Dixie instantly had a national championship-contending team in time for the 1934 national tournament. After winning its early games, the Rebels were trounced by the two-time defending champion Oklahoma City Cardinals in the quarter-finals. It appears that the Cyclones/Rebels never played another game Babe Didrickson 1932 Los Angeles William Watson U. of Michigan Affiliation: U of M Track & Field University of Michigan Track Athlete (1937 - 1939) Big Ten Champion - long jump, discus & shot put (1937 - 1939) Led U of M to NCAA Team Championship (1937 - 1939) 12-time NCAA event champion U of M Athletic Hall of Honor About William (Bill) Watson: William (Bill) Watson University of Michigan Track & Field Athlete (1937 – 1939) Bill Watson was born in Saginaw, Michigan and broke high school records in the high jump, shot put, and discus. Bill attended the University of Michigan and became known as “the one-man track team” as he dominated the Big Ten Track Championships winning the long jump, shot put, and discus in 1937, 1938, and 1939 along with helping the U of M win the team title. In his six indoor and outdoor track and field seasons Watson won 12 individual event titles. Bill Watson was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. He passed away on March 3, 1976 at 56 years of age. Berlin Sport Club Hof is clearly using bamboo in this picture as a number of our readers have commented. As kids we could always find bamboo at stores where carpets were sold as the carpets were rolled up on a bamboo pole in those days. I'm sure there was a better source though for world class vaulters. "It's one thing to clear the bar with bamboo, but another to land safely." Bill Schnier Al Oerter 1964 Caledonian Games 1890 Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands 1948 London. Rev. Bob Richards 1956 Decathlon Melbourne Paul Pilgrim USA 1906