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Tom Von Ruden in addition to being a great middle distance runner he was an excellent mentor and coach. He will be missed by many who learned so much, good guy.
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From a poster on LetsRun -
If memory serves, he was Okla A&M first sub 4 minute miler. -
I thought he went to Oklahoma State.Comment
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The name of the university both lonewolf and Von Ruden attended changed from Oklahoma A&M to Oklahoma State in 1957.Comment
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Thank you.Comment
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Which Tom Von Ruden is this? I googled the obit and it was a 48 year old who didn't attend Oklahoma State...like the Von Ruden we track fans know about. Could he be the son?Comment
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Faulty Memory... Von Ruden did run after OAMC change to OSU....same orange and blackComment
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My prayers for Tom Von Ruden and his family and friends. A great 880-mile runner from Oklahoma State in the 60's. Their 2 mile relay team of Metcalf, J. Perry, Von Ruden, D.Perry broke world record at Fresno Relays with von Ruden running 1:49.2 third leg. I believe he was in service after graduation and advanced into world class miler with a bunch of other Olympians who were in service teams in 1964-1968 era. Not sure what he did after running career ended? He would be about 74-75 years of age.Comment
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from story posted to home page: he was 73Comment
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Born 22 August 1944Comment
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Tom was the oldest U.S. 1,500 meter runner at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics at 24 years.Comment
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For some reason it sticks in my mind that he was also a 46ft+ triple jumper.Comment
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It lists his birthplace as Couer d'Alene ID but my brother remembers him competing for Notus ID HS. He knows because he taught at nearby Homedale ID in early 1960s.Comment
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This Sports Illustrated profile has the answers.
It refers to his triple jumping (cites a PR of 46-2, and that he scored in the Big-8 Championships) and also mentions that he spent the last two years of high school in Notus ID.Comment
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