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Selected stories from my five decades

in the greatest sport

Tales & Tips

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I learned a long time ago that my sense of humor was better suited to college-aged athletes, some of it a little "blue", even though most...

May 15, 20222 min read

I was surrounded by an eclectic group of people on my University of Iowa track team in the early 70'. Coach Cretzmeyer, the head coach,...

May 8, 20222 min read

I would like to think I am a learned man, someone who would know this quote was from "Romeo and Juliet" - but the truth is it probably...

May 1, 20223 min read

Today the Lied indoor track at Iowa State University is a world class facility, but back in the 80's when I was a graduate assistant...

Apr 24, 20223 min read

There are firsts in everything. The first baby step. The first kiss. The first car. The first job. In 1981 women's collegiate teams were...

Apr 17, 20222 min read

There isn't a coach alive who at some point over their career left an athlete behind because he/she was minutes late for departure -...

Apr 10, 20222 min read