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Firing Up Fred
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p> Concerning Tucker's otherwise good article: Westmoreland's successor was, uh... Creighton Abrams. They named a tank after him. Good tank, too. br> -- Bill Luckhurst /p> p> SOLID GOLD br> Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s Death of a Champion : /p>Thank you for the article noting the death of Al Oerter.
Perhaps next to Bob Beamon's long jump in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, I've long felt that Al Oerter's achievement was the greatest in all of sports. But I did not know that Oerter competed until 1987, and reached the finals of the 1984 Olympic trials at 47 years of age. Stunning.
Had it not been for your article, I would not have heard of Al Oerter's passing. Requiescat in Pace.
p>Thank you again. br> --
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