Jim Knoedel

The Genius of Ted Haydon (eBook, ePUB)

and the University of Chicago Track Club

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Ted Haydon was renowned for creating the University of Chicago Track Club in 1950, a unique blend of college and club that changed the way track and field organizations were seen. Over the years seventeen club members qualified for the Olympic Games - in 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984 - Jan Johnson finishing third in the pole vault in 1972 and Rick Wohlhuter also third at the 1976 Games in the 800 meters. He was known to counsel athletes after a bad race with the quip 'Don't worry about the race today - I know you are capable of much worse' or 'If you want to run faster times you'll need to run shorter races.' Ted's alibi list was legendary, complete with boxes to check the excuse, handed out to all his new athletes and comprised of these examples - 'I wanted to see what they gave 3rd place' or 'I felt great and that's always a bad sign.' He was an assistant coach for the 1968 and 1972 US Olympic teams; also coaching at the '63 and '79 Pan American Games, the 1961 Maccabi Games, leading US teams on European and Russian tours in 1958 and 1975, inducted into the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1975. It would take a thesaurus to list all Ted's great qualities. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor, a fedora on his head, and the two stopwatches around his neck. For thirty-five years Jim Knoedel was a college coach with stops at Iowa State, Drake, Loyola, Northwestern, and the University of Illinois at Chicago where he spent the last twenty-one years of his career. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and currently resides in Chicago with his wife Denise.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798350989380
• Artikelnr.: 72782362

Autorenporträt

For thirty-five years Jim Knoedel was a college coach with stops at Iowa State, Drake, Loyola, Northwestern, and the University of Illinois at Chicago where he spent the last twenty-one years of his career. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and currently resides in Chicago with his wife Denise.