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Track & Field News is an American monthly sports magazine founded in 1948 by brothers Bert Nelson and Cordner Nelson, focused on the world of track and field. [1] [2]The magazine provides coverage of athletics in the United States on the high school, national, and international levels. [3]
Albert "Bert" Nelson (born November 17, 1921, in San Diego, California – January 9, 1994) was an American publisher and writer. In 1948, after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley he was a co-founder of Track & Field News, along with his brother Cordner.
Jourdan holds the distinction of being the first athlete from the University of Florida to qualify for the Olympics in the sport of track and field (athletics). [8] Track & Field News magazine ("The Bible of the Sport") ranked Jourdan the #2 U.S. high jumper in 1972 (behind Dwight Stones, who won the Bronze medal at Munich with a leap of 7'-3 ...
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Cordner Nelson (August 6, 1918 in San Diego, California – October 26, 2009 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California [1]) was an American publisher and writer.In 1948, after graduating from the College of the Pacific he was a co-founder of Track & Field News, along with his brother Bert.
In 1953, he published Modern Track & Field. His most popular work was the multi-edition Track & Field Omnibook, first published in 1971 and "generally regarded as the track coach's bible." [ 20 ] The Omnibook, published in four editions and in print until 1995, [ 21 ] was the first comprehensive book on track coaching; it went beyond technique ...
Eric Henry Liddell (/ ˈ l ɪ d əl /; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and Christian missionary.Born in Qing China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended boarding school near London, spending time when possible with his family in Edinburgh, and afterwards attended the University of Edinburgh.
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