Nilsen Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/nilsen/ Experience the game beyond the screen Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:52:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://sandjack.tv/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-Sand-Jack-fav-32x32.png Nilsen Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/nilsen/ 32 32 This Day in Track &. Field, Walter Tewksbury sets WR of 6.4 for 60 yards (1899), A Weekend Trifecta (1973), Born this Day, Chris Nilsen (1977), by Walt Murphy https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-track-field-walter-tewksbury-sets-wr-of-6-4-for-60-yards-1899-a-weekend-trifecta-1973-born-this-day-chris-nilsen-1977-by-walt-murphy/ https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-track-field-walter-tewksbury-sets-wr-of-6-4-for-60-yards-1899-a-weekend-trifecta-1973-born-this-day-chris-nilsen-1977-by-walt-murphy/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:52:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/this-day-in-track-field-walter-tewksbury-sets-wr-of-6-4-for-60-yards-1899-a-weekend-trifecta-1973-born-this-day-chris-nilsen-1977-by-walt-murphy/ This Day in Track & Field–January 13 1899-Penn senior Walter Tewksbury set a World Record of 6.4 for 60-yards in NY City. He would win 5 medals at the following year’s Olympics in Paris: Gold (200m, 400m-Hurdles), Silver (60m, 100m), Bronze (200m-Hurdles). https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79119 Walter Tewksbury, circa 1899, photo from Wikipedia, public domain   1973–The serious […]

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