Tyson Gay?
Tyson Gay?
They're probably talking about organic pork on this thread.
Not a "runner".[/quote]
Tell that to Coach McDonnell doofus. He'd kick your lilly white butt.
3:49 Joe Falcon.
Darren McFadden
Its a close call between Falcon and Cragg but the sad thing is Falcon never came close to his potential in his best event, which was the 5000. His pr in college was only 13:45 but he jogged it in an early season small meet just to get an NCAA qualifier. And after college I only recall the 13:20 he won at Pre where again ran just to win and easily dusted a good American field with a last lap around 54.0.
He won 7 NCAA titles and probably should have won 2 more had he not tripped. He won an NCAA cross country title and should have also won the year before when he tripped in the last 200 meters. He won an NCAA 10k title trying the 5000 and 10,000 double. I think he only ran 2 10ks on the track in college, that race and and winning the Penn 10k in 28:25 which looked like an easy tempo run.
By his junior year he was the one collegiate runner that was basically unbeatable from 1500-10,000. Whatever race he chose to focus on he was the favorite. But at that time Arkansas was winning titles and he was doubled a lot for points.
His obvious greatest race was winning the Oslo mile in 3:49 after college but I will always remember the Penn Relays DMR in 1989 with he and Kip Cherouyiot(a 3:33 Kenyan Olympian) on the anchor. Falcon was a rare star. When he was on he was amazing and wonderful to watch.
Graham hood.
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Hog Fan Forever wrote:
Not a "runner".
Tell that to Coach McDonnell doofus. He'd kick your lilly white butt.[/quote]
In 2004, Tyson Gay and Wallace Spearmon, for all practical purposes, won the NCAA title by themselves. The two of them have won about 10 international medals. By comparison, all of the rest of the runners mentioned in this thread are a bunch of nobodies.
Joe Falcon was the best and the most fun to watch
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Unless said sprinter is white, we are not counting sprinters.
Do you mean best ever of all time in history on the planet since records began ever?
Senneca Lassiter, whatever happened to that guy?
Yes, of course
Hog Fan Forever wrote:
Not a "runner".
Tell that to Coach McDonnell doofus. He'd kick your lilly white butt.[/quote]
I'm sure McDonnell probably has the same definition of "runner" in his head as most other people. When you say, "Who's the greatest runner of all time?" you might get the answer, "Kenenisa Bekele" or "Hicham El Guerrouj," but would not expect "Usain Bolt."
Anyone know what became of Siamusiye? I thought he would have been amazing in the pros.
Sartor Resartus wrote:
Easy: Joe Falcon. How is this even a question?
First name that came to mind.
Much maligned but also a great Razorback was A Cragg.
sxsw wrote:
Tyson Gay?
Wasn't Wallace Spearmon better that T Gay at Arkansas?
Godfrey Siamusiye and Seneca Lassiter both coach high school in Northwest Arkansas now (or did as of a couple years ago).