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Drake Relays, Randy Matson

Drake Relays, Randy Matson

Title

Drake Relays, Randy Matson

Description

Randy Matson of Texas A & M competes in the shot put. Matson won the Relays shot put in 1965 (63-11 1/4), 1966 (65-3 3/4) and 1967 (68 8 1/2). He also won the discus event at the Relays for those three years.
In 1964 Matson won a silver medal in the Olympics. In the 1968 Olympics he captured the gold medal. Matson was the first athlete to break the 70' barrier, and in 1967 he set his personal best (and a world record) with a toss of 71' 5 1/4.

Creator

Clinton, John D.

Source

Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University.

Rights

U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu

Relation

Drake Relays Digital Archive

Format

35 mm color slide

Type

Image

Identifier

dr00259
http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,174