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It seems presumptuous for me to argue with bambam who’s forgotten more than I will ever know…but I also thought of Hec Hogan, but I don’t think he has any Olympic medals, or does he?
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Bronze in the 100 at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.Comment
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You’re right. I should have known better than to doubt Bambam.Originally posted by DoubleRBar View Post
Trickstat is thinking of the Hector I had in mind.
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I just checked it in our database and there is one in the category you are thinking of, but technically his name is HéctorComment
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I believe his name is Hector Herrera. The only reason I remember him is the (NBC?) reporter pronounced the H"s which grated on my ears, since they are silent. To make an H sound at the beginning in Spanish, you need a J. So José is Hosay but Hector Herrera is Ector Errera.Originally posted by bambam1729 View PostLast edited by noone; 06-04-2022, 12:02 AM.Comment
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This "mystery athlete" who ran the second leg on the winning U.S. four by 100 relay in Los Angeles at the 1932 Olympic Games went to the same college as did Lloyd Bourgeois.
Who the heck is Lloyd Bourgeois (I hear you say)?
Lloyd Bourgeois made the U.S. Olympic team to the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games in the triple jump. The reason you may have never heard of him is because he did not make the triple jump final in the Netherlands. Some of you can quickly tell (by his last name) which U.S. state he represented.
Harry Connick, Jr. also went to this same college. Connick did not make an Olympic team.
The "mystery runner" who ran the second leg in Los Angeles shares the same initials as a fairly famous science fiction move from 1982. Think Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, and Drew Barrymore.Comment
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Emmett ToppinoComment
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Emmett Toppino ran the second leg on the U.S. four by 100 relay team at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Nice work, LopenUupunut.
Emmett Toppino went to Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana.Comment
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