What ever happened to William Reed

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I remember that he was so smooth that he ran quarters with a salting in between his thumb and finger without crumbling the cracker.

a little history lesson for the youngin's on here... reed was a stud:

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126912/index.htm

It truly is amazing how many phenoms never make it to the big time... my respect to those that do.

He's probably in jail, and addicted to crack.

Who. Really. Cares.

AW Fan wrote:

Who. Really. Cares.

I think A Webb needs to try the W. Reed junk food trick.

"They worked him through bags of increasingly fragile junk food: from Fritos corn chips to Ruffles ridged potato chips to Herr's flat-backed ones."

Fo course, Webb would have to learn not to eat the food before finishing a race. This might not be possible.

I never knew William Reed or his father, but I heard from area high school and college coaches at the time that the relationship between father and son became contentious. Their mutual interest in the son's track career became a casualty of that fight. Reed lost interest in being pushed so hard by his father and also found that less training really annoyed his father, so it was his chosen course beginning at least as early as his senior year at Central.

One very old timer, who had run against Jesse Owens, and seen everyone on a national level since, up close as a coach and track official, told me in 2001 he believed that Reed was the greatest teen sprinter ever.

William Reed, along with Obea Moore, were arguably the two best young sprinters ever. Both seem to get pushed too hard by others, to the point of quitting, or losing interest, or losing focus. This should be a lesson to parents and others who push great young athletes too hard.

Reed still owns the indoor 300 national record. The national record he ran as a SOPHOMORE.

Philly Old-Timer wrote:

I never knew William Reed or his father, but I heard from area high school and college coaches at the time that the relationship between father and son became contentious. Their mutual interest in the son\'s track career became a casualty of that fight. Reed lost interest in being pushed so hard by his father and also found that less training really annoyed his father, so it was his chosen course beginning at least as early as his senior year at Central.

One very old timer, who had run against Jesse Owens, and seen everyone on a national level since, up close as a coach and track official, told me in 2001 he believed that Reed was the greatest teen sprinter ever.

Williams grades killed him ask Bill Cosby and Morehouse he also broke his leg,this guy made Chris Nelloms

Philly Old-Timer wrote:

I never knew William Reed or his father, but I heard from area high school and college coaches at the time that the relationship between father and son became contentious. Their mutual interest in the son\'s track career became a casualty of that fight. Reed lost interest in being pushed so hard by his father and also found that less training really annoyed his father, so it was his chosen course beginning at least as early as his senior year at Central.

One very old timer, who had run against Jesse Owens, and seen everyone on a national level since, up close as a coach and track official, told me in 2001 he believed that Reed was the greatest teen sprinter ever.

Williams grades killed him ask Bill Cosby and Morehouse he also broke his leg,this guy made Chris Nelloms

faster than lightning wrote:

William Reed, along with Obea Moore, were arguably the two best young sprinters ever. Both seem to get pushed too hard by others, to the point of quitting, or losing interest, or losing focus. This should be a lesson to parents and others who push great young athletes too hard.

Clinton Davis was the best Steel Valley Pa.

Clinton Davis.....the first man to take on the "gotta go to college to be a runner" establishment.

He "went pro" out of high school 20.29/45.xx and was never heard from again

I was at a track meet in Pennsyltucky, where he came from, and a coach, in between spitting tobacco, kept talking about how, "Clinton Davis got some bad advice..."

I work with Mr. Reed now. He's a phenomenal person. Very humble and personal.

stephen verner wrote:

I work with Mr. Reed now. He's a phenomenal person. Very humble and personal.

Has his T&F history come up in conversation?

Care to share?

Debbiez Downer wrote:

He's probably in jail, and addicted to crack.

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Oh. I get it. He's black and so must be a crack using criminal.

Yeah pretty much bro....

Debbiez Downer wrote:

He's probably in jail, and a mayor addicted to crack.

Not all mayors are crack heads and some of the ones that are are not in jail.