Forgotten Sports Heroes and Heroines:
L'mar Oswald, State University Lacrosse team Captain, 1969.
The controversial disqualification of Oswald in the final round of the National College Lacrosse Association Tournament heralded a new age of using media and film for referee purposes. L'mar stepped out the designated bounds while throwing a scoring goal, confused between the soccer bounds and the lacrosse bounds. This resulted in the only tie is NCLAT history, and Oswald, disgusted with his loss, descended into a world of drugs. He eventually settled in a Bay City monastery.
Latifah Thompson, Olympic Gold medalist in 40 and 100 stair competition, 1960.
A stair star, Thompson lost her status as the premier stair athlete after a painful and humiliating tumble down the stairs after one of her races. This resulted in the immediate removal of the stair event from the Olympics.
Otto von Margo, 300 lb Olympic Gold medalist in the 3200 run, 1916.
Despite of his size, 8' 5" Otto von Margo, a monster of a man, destroyed all odds and became the best distance runner of the World War One. It is said the he only took one hundred steps during the race. He was drafted into the German army in 1917 to boost morale as the German Goliath. Ironically, he was gunned down by a French midget, Henri Napoleon (distant cousin of Louis Napoleon's son) who was recorded to have said "Can you run two miles from this?"
Morgan "Sugar" Callihan, National champion (1st place) in the 1600 walk, 1970.
Callihan shocked the world with his unusual and painfully powerful new technique. Rather that walk like a normal person, "Sugar" used his power hips and arms to propel him threw the competition. He walked an incredible 7:30, the world record in the 1600 walk today. Callihan can be still be seen walking today, and has actually walked across the country four times. After his bout as champion, he formed the National Group of Avid Walkers and Middle Distance Skippers (NGoAWaMDS).
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