The football 40

[pgardn]

PAAVO NURMI...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How in the do you know about Nurmi?

Because I used to run distance.

And the man was considered a God.

[Avante]

Because I used to run distance.

And the man was considered a God.

Yes he was, he did some amazing things for the times. Never thought I'd read the name Paavo Nurmi here....wow!

[Avante]

I talked with some guys who are kneedeep into track like myself. Nobody could find a 9.5 for Billy Johnson. But this was found. I said I had a 9.7 for him well that's about what a 10.62 100m would be. A 9.5 guy is going to run a 10.45ish-10.50. There is no 9.5 for "White Shoes" Johnson.

One more tidbit about Johnson. On Widener University's T&F website, the all-time list in the media guide has him at 10.62 for 100m on 4/17/73. It simply lists him as "White Shoes" Johnson.

[Blake]

"I talked with some guys...."

I'll go ahead and stick with the NCAA media guide that says he was a 9.5 runner, fat boy.

You lose.

Again.

[Clipper Nation]

The NCAA and SI > "some guys"

[Avante]

"I talked with some guys...."

I'll go ahead and stick with the NCAA media guide that says he was a 9.5 runner, fat boy.

You lose.

Again.

You really don't get this at all do ya guy? Who do you know of who can do this?

All Time San Jose State 100m

lane

1.Ray Norton WR9.3 Olympian
2.Kirk Clayton 9.3
3.Bobby Poynter 9.4
4.John Carlos WR9.1 Olympian
5.Tommie Smith 9.3 Olympian
6.Ronnie Ray Smith WR9.9 Olympian
7.Ron Whitaker 10.0
8.Dennis Johnson WR9.3

SJS hasn't had track in over 30 years.

I can do that with every school there is. I know this stuff inside and out as does these "guys" I talked to over on a board dedicated to track & field. We are the ones who know this stuff. Stuff like the fastest Oiler ever was tiny Tony Jones out of Texas. Now tell me midget who was the first Longhorn sprinter to make an Olympic 100m final? You don't have a clue and neither does SI.

Blake, there is nobody who knows this stuff more than I do, I keep up on football/tracksters...ok? Been doing that since the 60's, trust me Billy Johnson never ran a "legal" 9.5. There is no way that could have gotten by me and everyone else who follows this stuff.

The NCAA/SI are probably talking about a windy time which nobody in track pays any attention to.

Don't ignore the fact his fastest 100m is a sluggish 10.62, that does not equate to a 9,5 hand timed 100 yarder. That is closer to a 9.7 which he did run.