This Day in Track & Field History, February 24, 2024, Al Thompson, Rosey Grier, Martin McGrady, by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
This Day in Track & Field–February 24 1954—Columbia’s Al Thompson won his 2nd straight IC4A Shot Put title at Madison Square Garden with a toss of 52-10 ¾ (16.12). After serving as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserves, Thompson graduated from Columbia’s School of Dental and Oral Surgery in 1960 and had tended to the dental needs […]
