I think I'll use this idiots.... ANOTHER.... stupid thread as an Avante showing off thread.
Let's talk some Olympics, time for you dumb s to learn a few things.
In a few days you will see the 4x1 relays, each country with their 4 fastest sprinters teaming up. Would ya believe in 1932 the USA brought in a team only there to run the 4x1? None of our 100m sprinters were on that team. No Eddie Tolan , no Ralph Metcalfe, no George Simpson. Yep, we won anyway. That is depth.
In 1960, Wilma Rudoplh won the Oly 100, then ran the 4x1 with her Tennessee State 4x1 teammates. Yep, a college team representing the USA, that was a first and it's never happened since.
Would ya believe we have to go back to 1964 and Ivy Leaguer (Dartmouth) Gerry Ashworth to find a white sprinter on a USA Olympic 4x1 team?
The first all black 4x1 team to win an Oly gold was in 1968. The team of...
Mel Pender Army (was suppose to run on that 64 team, injuries did him in)...all 5-5 of him.
Charlie Greene Nebraska
Ronnie Ray Smith SJS
Jimmy Hines Texas Southern
If Eulace Pea hadn't been injured in 36 and we'd took 200m medalist Mack Robinson (older brother of Jackie) and put him on that 3rd leg, them along with Oly gold/silver medalists Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe. That would have been the first great all black 4x1 teamin of all places Nazi Germany.
Now see, ya learned something.

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