Olympics
Did you know Olympic Gold Medalist & Fashionista Florence Griffith Joyner designed the Indiana Pacers Uniforms worn from 1991-1997? During the ‘Flo Jo’ jersey years the Pacers made six playoff appearances including two Eastern Conference Finals. R.I.P.
Remembering the great Wilma Rudolph on what would have been her 80th Birthday. ‘Skeeter’ was the first American Female Track & Field athlete to win 3 Gold Medals in a single Olympiad. During the 1960 Games in Rome, Italy she won both the 100 & 200m dashes , along with a 4x100 relay gold. R.I.P. Wilma.
Honoring the late Florence Griffith Joyner and the Two World Records she set in the 100 & 200m sprints during the 1988 Olympics. Those records still stand btw.
Happy Birthday Tommie Smith. The 1968 200m Olympic Gold Medalist spent three years on the Cincinnati Bengals Practice squad as a Wide Receiver. He has one career reception for 41 yards.
Today we’re remembering Mr. Johnny ‘Lam’ Jones who passed away on this date in 2019. The speedster from Lampasas, Texas earned a Gold Medal at the 1976 Olympics, running the 2nd leg for the 4x100 relay team. After a solid college career catching passes for the Texas Longhorns, Johnny was selected 2nd overall in the 1980 Draft by the New York Jets.
Can anybody name the Hall of Fame Offensive Lineman that the Jets passed up on because of knee concerns?
Niners Nose Tackle Michael Carter was an Olympic Athlete before his days in the trenches winning Super Bowls with San Francisco. In the 1984 Olympics he won the Silver Medal in the Shot-put. A cool story about his shot-put days dates back to his Senior year of High School in 1979 when he heaved the shot 81 ft. 3 1/2” to set the National High School Record. No other High Schooler has come within 2 ft of that distance during the last 40 years. His daughter Michelle won the Shot-Put Gold Medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Happy Birthday Michael !!
