The Drake Relays : America's athletic classic /
The Drake Relays are one of the iconic events of track and field in the United States. World and Olympic champions test their speed and stamina on the famed Blue Oval in Des Moines, Iowa, every April, and by spring 2013 they had set fourteen world records and fifty-one American records. But unlike m...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
2014
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| Series: | Iowa and the Midwest experience.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Interview with Paul Morrison; Drake Relays Weather; The Relays; Flags, Flowers, Fans, and Family; The High Schools; Field Events; Drake Moments; Fast Track to the NFL; Iowa's Fabulous Five; Special Events; The Gold Standard; Athletes of the Century; A Tribute; Photo Credits; About the Author.
