Dick Fosbury poses for a picture. Fosbury invented the technique called the "Fosbury Flop," where jumpers clear the jump backwards, giving them more height. Fosbury was a 1968 Olympic gold medalist and set the U.S. and Olympic record of 2.24 meters.…
In 1961 Wilma Rudolph won the 100-Yard Dash with at time of :11.1. She was first woman to win a Drake Relays event. Rudolph also won a bronze medal for the 4x4 in the 1956 Olympics and three gold medals for the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter…
Van Nelson of St. Cloud shows off his watch. Nelson was the first athlete to win two different events three consecutive years at the Drake Relays. He won the Six-Mile Run in 1967, 1966, and in 1968 he set a new Drake Relays record with a time of…
Wilt Chamberlain of the University of Kansas chats with another athlete. Chamberlain won the High Jump along with Don Stewart of Southern Methodist, with a height of 6' 6.25".
Notre Dame crosses the finish line in the Distance Medley Relay. Notre Dame won with a time of 9:51.3. Members of the team were Pat Conroy, Bill Boyle, Bill Clark and Ed Dean.
