This Day in Track & Field History, September 6, Charley Paddocks runs 9.6 (1924), Herb Elliott wins Rome 1,500m (1960),

This Day in Track & Field History, September 6, Charley Paddocks runs 9.6 (1924), Herb Elliott wins Rome 1,500m (1960),

This Day in Track & Field-September  6 1924—Charley Paddock ran 9.6 in West Orange, NJ, to equal the official World Record for 100-yards for the 4th time in his career. 1955–Hungary’s László Tábori came from behind in the last 5 meters to edge Denmark’s Gunnar Nielsen in the 1500-meters in Oslo as both were clocked in […]