All-time prison team?

[tandfman]

Re: All-time prison team?

Do we count prisoners of war? If so, Louis Zamperini comes to mind.

[jsquire]

Re: All-time prison team?

>Do we count prisoners of war? If so, Louis
>Zamperini comes to mind.

I bet there were better runners who were in prison. But no runner ever survived a more difficult experience. There was an article a few years back called "The World's Toughest Miler" and the title was right on.

[Guest]

Re: All-time prison team?

OK...if we're going to include political prisoners, Wolfgang Schmidt would probably qualify....

[Guest]

Re: All-time prison team?

... and Eric Liddell, died in an internment camp in 1945.

[jhc68]

Re: All-time prison team?

Geoff Nelson (who does constant research on straddle high jumpers) told me in an email a few months ago that Ni Chih-Chin was in prison in China and slated to be released sometime this year. I don't know why he was incarcerated.

[Guest]

Re: All-time prison team?

Mark Everett was once arrested for beating his wife, according to the Gainesville Sun. Anyone know if he did time?

James Stallworth, a mega-talent long jumper and 200 runner for Fresno State, did time; for dealing coke I think.

I believe former Auburn sprinter Daron Council fought the law and the law won; FBI agent on the take, wasn't it?

Darryl Robinson... note the 4x4's easily a sub-3:00 group.

Roddy Haley... The Comet!

Triple jumper Keith Holley (54-ft-plus guy, I think) went to the slam for murder.

Former Arkansas miler Michael Byrd also went in for murder.

Keep 'em coming...

[Guest]

Re: All-time prison team?

Gerry Lindgren has been living under an assumed name in Hawaii for years. Is he on the lam?

[Guest]

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Donnie Miller was a 45/46 sec. 400 runner for Cal State LA in the late 70's, he spent a couple of years in the state pen.

[gm]

Re: All-time prison team?

don't forget Andre Cason for your 4x100!

check-kiting, as I recall

[Per Andersen]

Re: All-time prison team?

Did not Armin Hary do time for fraud a couple of years ago? There you have your leadoff guy for the sprint relay.

[Guest]

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New Zealand Decathlete (PB 8366 points) did jail time recently for importing drugs (not the streoid type) into NZ.

[Guest]

Re: All-time prison team?

>don't forget Andre Cason for your
>4x100!

>check-kiting, as I recall

Cason was always a class act. He and Keith Holley (on this list above) were roommates at one time. Probably not cellmates now since check kiters and murderers probably aren't allowed to share digs.

[Guest]

Re: All-time prison team?

Seem to have got the sprints through mid-distance covered. Ditto for the jumps. We need some more throwers though. Guess the decathlete felon could do in a pinch. There must be some NFL guys who were good in College locked up somewhere I would have thought, or some other Eastern Europeans.

[Guest]

Re: All-time prison team?

>We need some more
>throwers though.

As I recall, shotputter Jim Doehring did time for selling methamphetamine BEFORE he won a medal at the Barcelona Olympics. There's one!

[Guest]

Re: All-time prison team?

>>As I >recall, shotputter Jim Doehring did time for
>selling methamphetamine BEFORE he won a medal at the Barcelona Olympics. There's one!>>

Before you start ascribing something as heavy as a jail term to somebody by name, suggest you have better info than "as i recall."