This Day in Track & Field, April 23, Dyrol Burleson breaks Don Bowden’s AR for the mile, 3:58.6 (1960), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–April 23 1904–Michigan’s Ralph Rose, all 6’6”, 250-pounds (1.98/113kg) of him, got the first of his seven American Records in the Shot Put with his toss of 48-2 (14.68) at the Penn Relays. Rose went on to win Olympic gold at the 1904 […]