Tag: 1968 olympics
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David Ramsey: Mighty 1968 Olympic team reunites Saturday in Colorado Springs
Tom Lough was sitting in Mexico City’s Olimpico Universitario Stadium in 2007 when the past overwhelmed him. He had been in the stadium for proud moments in 1968, marching alongside his United States teammates for opening and closing ceremonies of the 1968 Olympics. After nearly 40 years, he finally returned. “I replayed the opening ceremony…
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David Ramsey: 50 years ago, Trinidad’s Spencer Haywood carried America to Olympic basketball gold
LAS VEGAS • After Spencer Haywood conquered immense odds to earn a spot on America’s 1968 Olympic basketball team, word got out he was from Trinidad. How, he was asked, did he emigrate from the tiny island nation in the Caribbean? “Um, no,” Haywood said. “I’m from Trinidad, Colorado.” His response inspired a new question.…