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Re: Interesting article @ Ernie Shelton...
Shelton actually got closer to 7ft than the article indicates. His best was not 6-11, it was 6-11 1/4.Originally posted by jhc68
Without clearing 7ft he did get to within 1/4 inch of Buddy Davis' WR.
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Re: Interesting article @ Ernie Shelton...
Nice, very interesting article, Jhc68...thanks for sharing.
I've always been interested in the high jump...built my own pit at the edge of our orange grove..sawdust and wood chips. I used to come home from school and go jump for a couple of hours. I'd pretend that 5 feet was 7 feet (I wasn't very good), used the western roll and jumped a "WR" of 5 feet 4 inches!Comment
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Re: Interesting article @ Ernie Shelton...
As I've previously posted, I too built a HJ pit in my backyard when I was 17. Lots of fun for the next 5 years. My field record ? 6'2" ( 1.88 m) in 1964.Originally posted by lovetorunComment
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Re: Interesting article @ Ernie Shelton...
And that's a first in the history of historical articles on an athlete!Originally posted by Per AndersenComment
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Re: Interesting article @ Ernie Shelton...
According to info from Geoff Nelson, Shelton was the first to jump 6'11" or better more than once:
31 July '54 6' 11 1/16"
10 June '55 6' 11 1/4"
18 June '55 6' 11 1/8"
And he was a very capable decathlete as well.Comment
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Re: Interesting article @ Ernie Shelton...
Freaking press just won't leave the poor bastard alone!
How about all of those sucky Life magazine photos. Why didn't they just jump up and down on his body while they were at it?
He was a great athlete. Saw him many times. Very classy guy."Who's Kidding Who?"Comment
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