Re: Bryan Bronson?
In 1995, Bronson participated in a sprint development meet in the Chicago area. There was money to fly him in, put him up at a hotel for a couple days, and for a few meals. Unfortunately, money was tight (most $ probably went to Leroy Burrell and Donovan Bailey) so cash for cabs/limos was only provided if there were no other alternatives. Alternatives meant friends of the meet promoter.
Bronson's agent called and asked me if I could give Bronson and another athlete a ride from the airport to the hotel. Bronson was a quiet kid and even seemed shy.
The drive to the hotel took about 45 minutes. For conversational purposes, I would point out things like, the town of Maywood, where Greg Foster went to high school, Elmhurst, home of York H.S. and at the time, the Keebler IPI Meet.
Bronson talked little, but was interested. It wasn't until the next day that I remembered that he was the 200m? champ at the Keebler IPI a year or two before, and I think he had a No. 1 TFN ranking his senior year in h.s.
The positive drug test - I think a nando? - was a surprise.
But I thought he was, and I am sure he still is, a decent person.
In 1995, Bronson participated in a sprint development meet in the Chicago area. There was money to fly him in, put him up at a hotel for a couple days, and for a few meals. Unfortunately, money was tight (most $ probably went to Leroy Burrell and Donovan Bailey) so cash for cabs/limos was only provided if there were no other alternatives. Alternatives meant friends of the meet promoter.
Bronson's agent called and asked me if I could give Bronson and another athlete a ride from the airport to the hotel. Bronson was a quiet kid and even seemed shy.
The drive to the hotel took about 45 minutes. For conversational purposes, I would point out things like, the town of Maywood, where Greg Foster went to high school, Elmhurst, home of York H.S. and at the time, the Keebler IPI Meet.
Bronson talked little, but was interested. It wasn't until the next day that I remembered that he was the 200m? champ at the Keebler IPI a year or two before, and I think he had a No. 1 TFN ranking his senior year in h.s.
The positive drug test - I think a nando? - was a surprise.
But I thought he was, and I am sure he still is, a decent person.
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