1960 ladies 4x1 relay

[Alcyallen]

At the 1932 Olympics the USA brought in a team to just run the 4x1 relay, none of our 100m sprinters were on this team, no Eddie Tolan, Yep, we won the gold.

In 1960 we ran the Tennessee State Tigerbelles 4x1 team with Wilma Rudolph on anchor as the USA team, yep, won the gold. Think about that a college team representing the USA at the Olympics, that will never happen again.

I do think we could bring in a team with our depth to just run the 4x1, maybe have our stud on anchor. All they would do is practice practice practice.

The Tigerbelles

Wilma Rudolph (far right) was the 20th of 22 children, that is hard to beleve, so her mom spent at least 22 years pregnant, whoa! always wondered if that scene in Forest Gump running out of his leg braces was inspired by Rudolphs polio as a kid, she wore braces.


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[Alcyallen]

Speaking of 4x1 relays in history....

Would love to have seen this one in Berlin in 1936....

Jesse Owens....Eulace Peacock...Mack Robinson...Ralph Metcalfe

This one in 1968...

Charlie Greene...Jimmy Hines...John Carlos...Tommie Smith

[The Klingon]

I would loved to have seen the Tennessee State Tigerbelles run in person.

3 of them are still with us: Martha Hudson 82, Lucinda Williams 84, and Barbara Jones 84. Unfortunately, Wilma Rudolph left us in 1994.

[KevinR]

Not trying to hijack the thread, but back in the middle of the last century, when "amateurism" was still the rule for the Olympics, the US Olympic basketball team was composed of a blend of the NCAA champions and the AAU champions.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming.....

[Alcyallen]

I would loved to have seen the Tennessee State Tigerbelles run in person.

3 of them are still with us: Martha Hudson 82, Lucinda Williams 84, and Barbara Jones 84. Unfortunately, Wilma Rudolph left us in 1994.

i couldn't find a video of that 60 4x1, yep....bummer!

Apparently the school had a lot of great female sprinters come later.

The fact an HBCU school represented the USA is pretty cool, a one time deal.

Would be cool to see a photo of Miss Hudson, Miss Williams and Miss Jones out on the track with baton in hand, ha!

[Alcyallen]

Not trying to hijack the thread, but back in the middle of the last century, when "amateurism" was still the rule for the Olympics, the US Olympic basketball team was composed of a blend of the NCAA champions and the AAU champions.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming.....

Don't get AAU Champions....???

[Davidokun]

The fact an HBCU school represented the USA is pretty cool, a one time deal.

The 1956 team was also made up of four Tigerbelles: Isabelle Daniels, Mae Faggs, Margaret Matthews, and Wilma Rudolph.

[Alcyallen]

The 1956 team was also made up of four Tigerbelles: Isabelle Daniels, Mae Faggs, Margaret Matthews, and Wilma Rudolph.

Well I'll be damn, didn't know that, thanks!

[CookyMonzta]

The 1956 team was also made up of four Tigerbelles: Isabelle Daniels, Mae Faggs, Margaret Matthews, and Wilma Rudolph.

Wasn't Wilma (16 in 1956) in high school at the time?

[Alcyallen]

Wasn't Wilma (16 in 1956) in high school at the time?

Technically she didn't enter the school until 1958 but was training with the ladies there in 56, ah.....just found that out. ain't Google great?

So actually that 56 team did have four Tigerbelles on it, present three, future one.

[KevinR]

Don't get AAU Champions....???

https://www.usab.com/history/nationa...piad-1948.aspx