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Originally posted by Excitable_Boy
Does anyone else here remember Steve Prefontaine? Pre?
What an athlete and what a very short life! Definitely an American Hero!
Steve Prefontaine, Runner
Born: 25 January 1951
Birthplace: Coos Bay, Oregon
Died: 30 May 1975 (automobile crash)
Best Known As: Oregon running legend and subject of the film Prefontaine.
Charismatic, handsome and brashly confident, Steve Prefontaine was one of the leading American distance runners of the early 1970s. He won seven NCAA championships while running for the University of Oregon from 1969-73 (three in cross-country, four in the three-mile race) and finished fourth in the 5000 meters at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Prefontaine set more than a dozen American records at distances from 2000 meters to six miles before his sudden 1975 death in a one-car accident in Eugene, Oregon.
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Was an amazing man ... Had more heart then anyone I can think of accept maybe a boxer in about 6 movies.
Originally posted by Excitable_Boy
Steve Prefontaine, Runner
Born: 25 January 1951
Birthplace: Coos Bay, Oregon
Died: 30 May 1975 (automobile crash)
Best Known As: Oregon running legend and subject of the film Prefontaine.
Charismatic, handsome and brashly confident, Steve Prefontaine was one of the leading American distance runners of the early 1970s. He won seven NCAA championships while running for the University of Oregon from 1969-73 (three in cross-country, four in the three-mile race) and finished fourth in the 5000 meters at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Prefontaine set more than a dozen American records at distances from 2000 meters to six miles before his sudden 1975 death in a one-car accident in Eugene, Oregon.
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The best part is the more than a dozen American records he set.
If he had so much heart and mwas such a big story ... Why did he lose ... that race ? 4th place is the 3rd LOSER. .