RIP Brian Oldfield

- Flo'da boy
- - RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 7:06PM
  - Flo'da boy
  - per Chris Chavez on twitter
    
    https://mobile.twitter.com/ChrisChavez/status/846150090347700225
    
    there are some great videos of him doing superstars I need to dig them up later

- Loi
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 7:08PM - in reply to Flo'da boy
  - Loi
  - The guy was awesome.

- Putt and discus
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 7:09PM - in reply to Flo'da boy
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  - Sorry to hear .
    He and Wilkins lit up the field scene here in USA .
    
    RIP

- FoShizzle
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 7:21PM - in reply to Putt and discus
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  - He was a wild man. 72 oly shot trials he wore a red Speedo and smoked a cigarette in Hayward infield after his throws.
    Post athletics things went badly for him.

- Teddike
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 7:28PM - in reply to Flo'da boy
  - Teddike
  - Steroids could not have prolonged his life. RIP

- Older guy
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- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 7:29PM - in reply to Flo'da boy
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  - RIP. That SI cover shot of him is iconic if you grew up in that era,
    
    Remember him well from the Superstars. Something like that is unimaginable today.

- Old Man by the Sea
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- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 7:44PM - in reply to FoShizzle
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  - How did things go badly ? Just curious after reading the SI article I am not surprised.

- Coyote Montane
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 9:25PM - in reply to Flo'da boy
  - Coyote Montane
  - Met him on a train in Sweden just before the '72 Olympics, I think he was heading to the USA team training camp in Oslo. He was loud and proud.
    
    RIP.

- Jobber Frankie Williams
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 9:30PM - in reply to Old Man by the Sea
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  - Old Man by the Sea wrote:
    How did things go badly ? Just curious after reading the SI article I am not surprised.
    On his wiki page, it lists him as needing assistance (cane, wheelchair) due to injuries sustained due to training. Most likely his back or joints just gave out. Heavy lifting takes its toll on a body for sure.

- Kent Tekulve
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 9:39PM - in reply to Jobber Frankie Williams
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  - Here's a 2006 article from the Chicago Tribune
    
    http://articles.chicagotribune...ield-elgin

- HRE
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 9:47PM - in reply to Kent Tekulve
  - HRE
  - Thanks for that.

- Moe's Tavern
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- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 9:52PM - in reply to Flo'da boy
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  - He was an icon. RIP.

- Born in the 856
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- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/26/2017 11:42PM - in reply to Flo'da boy
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  - Tribute video. I remember seeing him beat Billy "White Shoes" Johnson in a 60 yd dash. The man was freakishly fast despite his size.
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVjS6kdPjg

- sheltered
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/27/2017 12:20AM - in reply to Flo'da boy
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  - RIP. Great fun-loving guy. Didn't take himself too seriously. Blazed trails for future pros as well.

- Aqua man
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/27/2017 12:33AM - in reply to Born in the 856
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  - He said he "just had a throwgasm" to an interviewer in the 80's...
    
    On live TV...
    
    He was a one and only.

- GulanRapp
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/27/2017 7:00AM - in reply to Flo'da boy
  - GulanRapp
  - Rip

- WWRD
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- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/27/2017 11:32AM - in reply to Coyote Montane
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  - I remember him well from my childhood, my dad had that SI, and of course the awesome Superstars. The players are too rich to do this today, but can you imagine getting athletes from all the sports together? Football, track, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacross...etc? See how these boys compete against each other.
    
    RIP Brian Oldfield.

- WWRD
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- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/27/2017 11:41AM - in reply to WWRD
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  - Beating a female sprinter in a Battle of the Sexes, 70's style
    
    http://www.gettyimages.ca/deta...d532465204

- Birther Stuff
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/27/2017 11:43AM - in reply to Born in the 856
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  - Born in the 856 wrote:
    Tribute video. I remember seeing him beat Billy "White Shoes" Johnson in a 60 yd dash. The man was freakishly fast despite his size.
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVjS6kdPjg
    Yes, Oldfield was amazingly fast. It was scary to see back in the day.
    
    Anyone remember that Z level flick he was in?

- asdfdgjdfgrg
- - RE: RIP Brian Oldfield 3/27/2017 12:00PM - in reply to Birther Stuff
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  - Birther Stuff wrote:
    Anyone remember that Z level flick he was in?
    They call me macho woman!
    
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098467/