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Once Upon a Time in the Vest

A blog for athletes and fans of 20th century Track and Field culled from articles in sports journals of the day, original articles, book reviews, and commentaries from readers.

  • By George Brose, Roy Mason
  • Based in Canada and United States of America
  • Roughly one post per week
  • First post on

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Jan 2023 14
Feb 2023 11
Mar 2023 8
Apr 2023 11
May 2023 13
Jun 2023 10
Jul 2023 5
Aug 2023 22
Sep 2023 7
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Feb 2024 10
Mar 2024 1
Apr 2024 8
May 2024 4
Jun 2024 7
Jul 2024 14
Aug 2024 5
Sep 2024 9
Oct 2024 5
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Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

V 14 N. 71 Dallas Long R.I.P. 1940-2024
Dallas Long ( from USC Athletics )Dallas Long has passed away on Tuesday this week in Whitefish, Montana. He was 84 years old, a two time Olympic medallist in the shot put including a gold …
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V 14 N. 70 What Does It Mean to Be Part of a Team? Essay by Jerry Bouma
WHAT’S IN A TEAM?BY JERRY BOUMA What does it mean to be part of a team? This question suddenly posed to me by my long-time friend and former Villanova teammate Russ Ebbets the day I …
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V 14 N. 69 Memories of Brooks Johnson by Russ Ebbets
Recently we received a copy of Track Coach (issue 249) formerly Track Technique published by Track and Field News. We requested and received permission from Track and Field News to publish Editor, Russ Ebbets' column …
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