Geb Mo

@gebmo.bsky.social

2 months ago

#Athleticsliterature. Yet another deep dive into the life of 'Bullet' #BobHayes —the man who tore up the cinders as fast as humanly possible.

www.amazon.com/Run-Bullet-R...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

Geb Mo

@gebmo.bsky.social

1 year ago

#HenryCarr, like #BobHayes, had a short but successful career. After winning the #200m at #Tokyo1964, he went on to play American football for money, as it was impossible to make a living from #athletics during the amateur era.

#athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory