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It was Oct. 16, 1968. Mexico City. SJSU alumnus and Olympic athlete Tommie Smith had just run the most important 200 meters of his life. Coming off a muscle pull in an earlier qualifier, it wasn't even certain that Smith would be able to compete, let alone win. (2) comments
Pride for Pride, Stride for Stride A simple gesture nearly 40 years ago inextricably tied gold medalist Tommie Smith and bronze medalist John Carlos together. For the rest of their lives, they would be known neither for their medals nor their numerous world records, but for their protest at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. (0) comments
When Tommie Smith and John Carlos bowed their heads and raised their black-gloved fists toward the sky at the Mexico City Olympics, their Black Power salute was embraced by some but resented by most at the time. Years later, the two SJSU athletes are celebrated as heroes for their courageous stance against racial inequality in America. (0) comments
Most of the San Jose community remains unaware of the history of the decrepit piece of land on the corner of Alma and Tenth streets. That piece of land is Bud Winter Field, the practice space of some of the world's fastest runners. Lloyd "Bud" Winter was SJSU's track and field coach from 1944 to 1974 and coached 37 world record holders, 102 NCAA All-Americans, 49 NCAA record holders and 27 Olympians, according to the SJSU Track & Field Web site. (2) comments
The California State University Board of Trustees' May approval of a new sports complex on South Campus has put a spoke in the wheel for the SJSU track and field organization. The city of San Jose intends to construct the $14 million complex, which includes soccer fields and additional parking, on top of the Bud Winter Field. (0) comments
In my life as a sports fan, I have been lucky enough to tune into many great sports performances. Joe Montana finding John Taylor in the end zone for the winning touchdown in Super Bowl XXIII, Michael Jordan's "flu game" in the 1997 NBA Finals, Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit, walk off home run in the 1988 World Series. (0) comments
When I was a kid, my father brought me to plenty of high school basketball games at the Oakland Arena, now called Oracle Arena, and Arco Arena in Sacramento. Most ventures were filled with fundamental basketball and devoid of the overzealous celebrations, taunts and working of the crowd common in modern American sports. (0) comments
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Olympic Games, we asked students their thoughts on SJSU's statue of Tommie Smith and John Carlos. (0) comments
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