During the celebration of the Drake Relays 50th anniversary, Jesse Owens recieves an award from an official. Jesse Owens was voted "The athlete of the first 50 years" of the Drake Relays.
Hayes Jones of Eastern Michigan College ran the 120-Yard High Hurdles with a time of 13.7. He was a member of a world record setting 4x100-meter relay team.
Alex Henderson of Arizona State University in the Two-Mile Run. Henderson won the event in 1959 with a time of 8:57.4. He also won in 1958 with a time of 8:51.3, a Drake Relays record. Henderson held the American Collegiate Record with a time of…
Alex Henderson (Arizona State) in the middle, won the 1959 two mile run with a time of 8:57.4. Left, David Peelle (Beloit) and Ernst Kleynhans (Oklahoma). Right, Thomas O'Neal (Abilene) and Tom O'Riordan (Idaho State). All ran in the 1959 race. …
Al Oerter of the University of Kansas was the Discus winner from 1956-1958 at the Drake Relays. His toss of 185 feet, 7.5 inches in 1958 set a new Drake Relays record.
A majorette does a routine in front of the pole vault competition. There was a three-way tie in the pole vault that year, with Ed Hoyle of Marquette University, Ken Pollard of the University of Nebraska and Jim Johnston of Purdue reaching the height…
