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The Life and Times of Herb Mckenley iHI:;�LEANER. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007 I HERB MCKENLi::Y FEATURE ;. ·. [ · . -� ·;_. �- , Extracts fl· . 'O"-.< .....,.. _ lit McKenley :·.· . 1ary 'l_� �� t�� ... • -,.�-. -�.·- ..._, � ' July 10, 1922: I was born a George Rhoden and 1 --WM-f.\a\te: ' fl'f$ftJme. Not only does he win, short while ago in Pleasant Valley, qualified for the seml:ff�V�t\�t�� �at'lie equalled the Olympic a small village in Clarendon. My the 400 metres in the· . ·�"''-· _: !'eCOrO. 1 won the silver. ,, parents are Dr. Alexander Games taking place .at · .:t?!� ·} � .., McKenley and his wife, Zilpha. London. We are so prowd. aMt .August 6, 1948: The Jamaica · :';" hopeful. A year earller."l ha'a eel� ' team of Arthur Wint, George April 6, 1938: Competing for ebrated getting one of my 'first· Rhoden, Basil McKenzie and I is Calabar High School, I came sec­ awards, the Athlete of theYear: • vtctorlous in the Olympic relay ond In the 220 yards Class Two for Central and South Jtrnerica, 1,600 metres semi-finals on race at the Inter-Secondary after setting a world-record 46.3 what is a rain-soaked track. We Schools Championship Sports seconds. 1 was the first Jamaican did so with the greatest ease, held at Sabina Park in Kingston. It to set a time or distance meas- beating France and Canada who Is the only time 1 placed in an ured world record In any sport. are our main rivals. event In these sports. I was beat­ en by LB. Jones, also of Calabar. August 5, 1948: It i_s·Arthur August 7, 1948: A cramp Third place was won by Wilson Wlnt who won the gold medal seized Arthur Wlnt after 150 Chung of St. George's College. when he ran the 400 rtletres In metres on the third leg of the August 4, 1948: can you 46.2 seconds at the �Pic Olympic relay 1,600 metres finals imagine? little, little Jamaica has Games In London. Jamarca-is par­ at the Wembley Stadium in three athletes -Arthur Wlnt, ticipating in these Games for the London, depriving our team of Wint, Rhoden, Les Laing and 1 of and third In the 400 metres. And J winning the gold for Jamaica. Les July 27,1952: It is another guess what? Dillard met Laing replaced Basil McKenzie. great day for Jamaica when our Jamaican beauty Joy Clemetson, relay team of Arthur Wint, one of our national softball rep� March 1,1950: lwon the200 George Rhoden, Les Laing and I, resentatives. They fell in love and metres in 20.9 seconds at the sixth won the gold medal for the subsequently got married. Central American and Caribbean 4x400 metres relay in 3:03.9 L ri:lmP� in r.t 'iltP.m<:'a. breakinq the seconds at the Helsinki Olympic January 3, 1953: The baton Wint, Rhoden, Les Laing and I of . and third in the 400 metres. And 1 winning the gold for Jamaica. Les July 27, 1952: It is another guess what? Dillard met Laing replaced Basil McKenzie. great day for Jamaica when our Jamaican beauty Joy Clemetson, relay team of Arthur Wint, one of our national softball rep­ March 1, 1950: I won the 200 George Rhoden, Les Laing and I, resentatives. They fell In love and metres in 20.9 seconds at the sixth won the gold medal for the subsequently got married. Central American and caribbean 4x400 metres relay in 3:03.9 Games In Guatemala, breaking the seconds at the Helsinki Olympic January 3, 1953: The baton record of 21.2 seconds which was Games to establish a new used by the Jamaican Olympic set by Cuban Jaceno Ortiz at the Olympic record. 4x400 metres record-breaking Panama Games. team of Wint, Rhoden, Laing August 6, 1952: 1 received a and 1 at the Olympics last year March 2, 1950: It was my telephone call from Jamaica telling was presented to Hal Lake, chair­ turn to defeat George Rhoden me thatThe Dally Gleaner had man of the Board of Governors in the 400 metres at the 6th published a photograph of the of the Institute of Jamaica for Central American and caribbean 1,600 metres Olympic relay team permanent display. Also present­ Games taking place in of Wlnt, Rhoden, Laing and I ed was the shell of the cartridge Guatemala. I also cut two-tenths huddled. together and with our which started the 400 metres of a second from the previous heads bowed in prayer, just race which was won by Rhoden record which was set by Arthur before we ran the record-win­ at the Games. Later In the day, a Wint at the Panama Games. ning Helsinki relay race. I remem­ pitcher autographed by the ber that moment very well. members of the entire Jamaican May 14, 1951: To day was a There we were In the middle of team to the Olympics was pre­ good day for me. First, I set a the arena giving thanks to God sented to the Governor, Sir new British all-comers record for having given us the strength Hugh Foot, to be used at meet­ when I won the international 300 and opportunity to compete in ings of the Executive Council. yards race in 30.3 seconds in the that World Festival of Sport. And British Games at the White City the glory was that the entire 1954-73: National track and Stadium in London, England. Then Stadium became silent. field coach of Jamaica. to add more cheese to my sand­ wich, I later won the international December 25, 1952: Four February 19, 1954:1 have 100 yards dash in 1o seconds. months after our Olympic tri- been in Australia since last 18, 2004: Herb McKenley (left) receives his� of Merit from Governor-General Sir :ctober ., • umphs, Jamaica felt confident to December on a five-month pro- :-loward � tour a member of L Cooke. � ----� July 25, 1952: This was invite three of the U.S.A.'s lead- fessional as Jamaica's first great day in ing athletes to a Jamaica Olympic the Victoria League and today I Olympic history, with three Association-sponsored won the all-comers world pro- fesslonal sports title when I Jamaican athletes, Arthur Wlnt, International athletic meet at came first in the 220-yards George Rhoden and 1, in the 400 Sabina Park In Kingston. 1 felt National Library of Jamaica championship at Melbourne in metres finals at the Olympic proud when 1 won the 100 21.5 seconds. I am being paid a Games In Helsinki, Finland. metres in 10.4 seconds and the fee of five thousand dollars and • George Rhoden won the gold 400 metres in 48 seconds. The ten pounds each week dunng medal and set a new Olympic Americans Harrison Dillard placed this tour. 1 record of 45.9 seconds. I finished second in the 100 metres and his i JUSt a shade behind George and countrymen Reginald Pearson . was clocked In the same time. and Mal Whitfield placed second C � PLEASE SEE DIARY, �J able to arrange through my con­ tacts. Vilma is a former St. Andrew High School anq Island CONTINUED FROM C2 schoolgirls champion and has already represented Jamaica at • July Through my con­ 5, 1956: the Tokyo Olympics. tacts with the coaches and ..other professionals on the staff July Eighteen-year­ in the U.S.A., I have 30, 1971: of schools old Rosie Allwood, one of been able to obtain six scholar­ Jamaica's most promising ath­ ships for our athletes at promi­ letes, became the first beneficiary George Kerr nent universities. of a special programme I started and Leroy Keane will now go to to pursue to assist athletes to . the University of Illinois, Ernie realise their potential. I persuaded Haisley, Roy Greenland and Paul West Indies Pulp and Paper Foreman to the University of Company to sponsor her by pro­ 1 Michigan, and Louis Seaton to viding employment as a clerk/typ­ .�he North carolina College. ist in their Kingston offices to ·�... · enable her to come to Kingston By the way, October 15, 1957: from her home in Portland to interests other than athlet­ J have obtain the specialised training not ics. 1 am now managing the available in that parish. The com­ lymplc Sluggers in the Women's pany also agreed to provide long­ nocl<out Softball competition. term assistance to help her plan And guess what? The Sluggers for a career of her choice. :Won the competition when they Allwood is a Titchfield High School J-Clefeated the Dodgers In· the and athlete and won the 1oo 200 finals. Winning pitcher Jean metres in the last Inter-Secondary ;liBallentine conceded six hits and School Girls' Championships. ad one strikeout. She also hit a ome run in the bottom of the � August 19, 1972: The sixth innings with one on base. Jamaican Olympic team,. of.. which 1 was a coach, stopped at November 19, 1960: I am not Kempten in West Germany qn getting old and 1 proved it when the way to the Berlin Olympiad. 1 won a special 100 yards race However, we discovered that for the JAAA executives. 'Old Rhodesia which pursued an men Pat McGiashen and George apartheid policy would be par­ LaBeach' trail me for second and ticipating in the Olympics. And third places. with other black athletes from Barbados, Bermuda, Trinidad, r Senegal, the U.S.A. and Feb uary 6, 1966: Vilma Charlton left Jamaica to take up Venezuela, we voted to boycott a one-year scholarship at the Los the Kempten track and field Angeles State College.
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