Sir Roger's 75th birthday

[kuha]

Today is the birthday of Roger Bannister, born March 23, 1929.

[satch400]

Re: Sir Roger's 75th birthday

May 6 will mark the 50th anniversary of the most famous race in track history. Roger wore #41 that day. When SATCH talked to him, he said: "The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win."

[MJD]

Re: Sir Roger's 75th birthday

>When SATCH talked to him...

Satch=Forrest Gump.

[hijumpsteve]

Re: Sir Roger's 75th birthday

satch, as we used to say in school, you just got "sounded on" big time !

[Pego]

Re: Sir Roger's 75th birthday

I attended conferences where he (Sir Roger) was a speaker (a highly respected professor of Neurology), but never had a pleasure of meeting him personally.

[kuha]

Re: Sir Roger's 75th birthday

I got his autograph at the '94 Bannister dinner. However, unlike Satch, I can't claim to be a close personal friend...