Back in the ‘70’s and early 80’s - Moon’s Seton Hall sprint teams competed very well against the national powerhouses at the Penn Relays!
Amongst other athletes, Coach Moon coached Kevin Lyles who has a pretty quick couple of sons.
In the early1980's he would have some of his quarter milers run in some cross country races.
Am I correct in assuming Mark Wetmore coached under John Moon--late'80's/early 90's??
rojo wrote:
Kind of crazy there wasn't a thread on this when it was announced. He's also a former WR holder in the 100 yard dash as his 9.3 in 1960 tied the world record .
Al Cantello coached for 55 years
hayward field wrote:
Am I correct in assuming Mark Wetmore coached under John Moon--late'80's/early 90's??
Yes. There is nothing more that says assistant than being an assistant to John Moon.
Moon was the last sprinter to beat Bob Hayes, beat him in a heat, so...hmmm? He was out of Tennessee State, the school that gave us Wilma Rudolph and the Tigerbelles, a college 4x1 team that won the 1960 Olympic gold.
Also ranked in the 100, ah....USA rankings
1964 USA 200m rankings
1...................... Henry Carr ASU
2...................Paul Drayton Villanova
3...................... Bob Hayes FAMU
4........... Richard Stebbins Grambling
5......................John Moon TSU
6..................Bernie Rivers New Mexico
7......................Larry Dunn Arizona
8............ Trenton Jackson Illinois
9...................Don Webster Villanova
10............. Bobby Poynter San Jose State
But........He never ran a 9.3 his PR was 9.4.
http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=7660&Gender=M&Page=Results.asp&EventCode=MA0
Story goes Moon tied the 100 yard WR at 9,3 winning the 1960 NAIA 100,
That 1960 NAIA was 100 meters.
100-METER DASH
1952 Bransford Watson, Texas College, 9.9*
1953 Ted Bush, Texas Southern, 9.6*....actually Theolonius....not Ted
1954 Ralph Aldredge, Texas Southern, 9.6*
1955 Bobby Morrow, Abilene Christian (Texas), 9.1* w
1956 Bobby Morrow, Abilene Christian (Texas), 10.3
1957 Bobby Morrow, Abilene Christian (Texas), 9.5*
1958 Bobby Gordon, Morgan State (Md.), 9.5*
1959 Paul Winder, Morgan State (Md.), 9.9*
1960 John Moon, Tennessee State, 10.5************
1961 Bob Hayes, Florida A&M, 9.5*
1962 Roger Sayers, Nebraska-Omaha, 9.5*....beat Hayes, yep...his older bro.
When looking at a list of those who ran a 9.3 world record Moon isn't listed.
Thanks coach moon for everything. I will forever be grateful.
A father figure to so many. A loved man
GreatManMoon wrote:
A father figure to so many. A loved man
bro how he sucked as a coach
who are you did you run for coach moon?
