What's the T&F connection ?

[dukehjsteve]

OK this is a repeat of a trivia question that got buried in the Ron Artest thread under current events.

Baltimore Colts' linebacker from late 60's, early 70's was Mike Curtis of Duke. What's his T & F connection ? (Asked here by a former teammate)

[Rufus Cookie]

Re: What's the T&F connection ?

ill take a stab in the dark and say he used to be a thrower? discus/shot?

[dukehjsteve]

Re: What's the T&F connection ?

>ill take a stab in the dark and say he used to be a thrower? discus/shot?

you're warm.

[Rufus Cookie]

Re: What's the T&F connection ?

javelin?

[dukehjsteve]

Re: What's the T&F connection ?

>javelin?

you have the correct event... need a little bit more detail for full credit though.

[Rufus Cookie]

Re: What's the T&F connection ?

ooooh not fair, how about he held it and threw it and he threw it ummmmm 50m

[dukehjsteve]

Re: What's the T&F connection ?

ok, enough's enough, here it is:

Mike Curtis wandered onto the track one spring day of his sophomore year at Duke in 1963, after spring football practice ended, and picked up a javelin for the first time. About a month later he was Atlantic Coast Conference champion with a Duke SR of 213'2". Casually fooled around with it the next year, 1964, but never did better. That was it, as he signed a pro football contract before the 1965 track season. He then had a great career with the Colts at middle linebacker.

[26mi235]

Re: What's the T&F connection ?

Edited, no longer relevant (never was?).

[Pego]

Re: What's the T&F connection ?

Steve, your trivia are getting really exotic :-)

[dukehjsteve]

Re: What's the T&F connection ?

>Steve, your trivia are getting really exotic :-)

nah, just a little story from personal experience; Mike's name got mentioned on the Ron Artest thread.