Hi everyone,
This is a fascinating thread. I am a PhD candidate in History at the University of Florida. My dissertation is on elite athletes in socialist Hungary, but I am also working on a project tracing the lives and influence of Iglói and Tábori on running in the US and California (I noticed at least a few people mentioning how something needs to be written about them) I am hoping to find out what happened after they left the Santa Clara Youth Village. I have read Tabor's biography and looked at documents at the Santa Clara University Archives so far.
I would like to know how Iglói and Dick Bank got the funds to start the LATC, who Bank was (I have very little information on him), what happened to the LATC in 1966, why Iglói left the US for Greece, etc. I know that it was difficult to keep track clubs open at that time, and for post-graduate athletes and runners to support themselves financially and have enough time to train at an elite level.
I also saw that someone said that Tábori had a big influence on female runners in the 1970s. I'd love to hear more about that. I am in touch with Jacqueline Hansen, and am looking for more stories in addition to hers.
If anyone would be willing to speak with me on the phone, hear more about my project, and share their experiences and memories with me, please shoot me an email at
johannamellis@gmail.com
. I am an experienced oral historian, having done 30 interviews with coaches, athletes, and sport leaders in Hungary for my dissertation. I prefer face-to-face interviews, but I live in FL and it is probably only feasible to speak over the phone.
Thanks!
Johanna
http://history.ufl.edu/directory/graduate-students/johanna-mellis/