RIP Rudy Haluza

[bambam1729]

Rudy Haluza died - 2 time race walking Olympian for USA - 1960 and 1968 - finished 4th in 1968 20 km walk - quite good for a USA walker

https://www.shannonfamilymortuary.com/obituary/Rudolph-Haluza

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Rudolph "RUDY" HALUZA
Queens College
S. Calif. Striders
05Jul31 5‑10/155
20k Walk 1:34:12 '60
59URS 20k W (3/1:41:57.8)
60OG 20k W (24/1:45:11)
68OG 20k W (4/1:35:01)
AAU 3k Walk 60
AAU 10k Walk 60‑66
AAU 20k Walk 57‑59‑60‑66
AAU 25k Walk 59
AAU 30k Walk 60
AAUi 1 Mile Walk 66
FOT 20k Walk 60
NOTE: Became pilot for United
Airlines.

[bambam1729]

NOTE: Became pilot for United Airlines

Which is correct. He was in the US Air Force at the time of his 1960 Olympic appearance although he was out of the Air Force by 1968. My wife was a flight attendant (actually back then a stewardess) for TWA for many years, and she has always said the best commercial pilots were the former Air Force pilots. They always felt safest with them.

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I need to be up front that these little stat bios are from the amazing Hal Bateman work "America's Best"

[bambam1729]

I need to be up front that these little stat bios are from the amazing Hal Bateman work "America's Best"

And I pirated a lot of the data from Hal's "America's Best" for the Olympedia bios on US T&F athletes. Hal knew we were using it, of course.

Had some good times with Hal and Pete Cava and the old days of the TAC Press Box crew.