A float goes by the Iowa State Capitol in a Drake Relays Parade. The float represents all the great sporting events in America at the time: the Rose Bowl, the World Series, the Davis Cup, the Indy 500, and the Drake Relays.
Pictured from right to left: Don Steffen of Iowa, Don Brooks of Pacific University, Paul Leming of Texas A&M, Val Walker of SMU, Bill Howton of Rice, unidentified, and Jim Philbee of Bradley. Don Brooks won the 120-Yard High Hurdles with a time of…
Dick Dare of the Air Force, is unable to catch Bobby May of Rice (not pictured) in the 120-yard high hurdles. Following is Bill Hardin (in gold). May finished in 14.3 seconds. Dare won the event in the 1965 Drake Relays with a time of 14.1 seconds.…
Jim Ryun approaches the finishline in the four-mile relay. The team of Ryun, Allen Russell, Gene McClain and Tom Yergovich of Kansas won the event with a time of 16:43.0.
Jim Ryun and teammates on the medal stand after one of Kansas' victories. In 1968 Ryan ran in the two-mile relay and the distance medley with Curt Grindal, Mark Ferrell, Gene McClain and Ben Olison.
Jim Ryun gets ready to pass a Southern Illinois University opponent in the one-mile relay. Prairie View A & M University won the event with a time of 3:07.7.
Desmond Ross (far left) of Oklahoma State inches ahead of the runner from the University of Missouri for the win in the 100-Meter Dash. Ross won with a time of 10.36. Pictured behind Ross is Joe Fuller of the University of Northern Iowa.
