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Track & Field News The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948 from the Founded by Bert & Cordner Nelson E. GARRY HILL — Editor ED FOX — Publisher editor EDITORIAL STAFF Sieg Lindstrom ..........Managing Editor Jeff Hollobaugh .......... Associate Editor BUSINESS STAFF Janet Vitu ..............Executive Publisher BACK IN JANUARY OF 2014 this space was dedicated to the concept “Te IAAF & USATF Halls Of Fame Need More Members.” Wallace Dere .................Offce Manager What was true then has become even truer today, but in this column I’ll just talk about the Teresa Tam ......................... Art Director more important of the two Halls, the IAAF’s, which hasn’t been well handled from the get-go, WORLD RANKINGS COMPILERS and almost 5 years after its inaugural class Jonathan Berenbom, Richard Hymans, Dave was inducted still numbers a mere 48 (31 The IAAF’s Hall Of Fame Johnson, Nejat Kök, R.L. Quercetani (Emeritus) men, 17 women). Still Doesn’t Have Nearly How we got to those 48 still gripes me. SENIOR EDITORS When the IAAF did its inaugural class of Bob Bowman (Walking), Roy Conrad (Special Projects), Jon Hendershott (Emeritus), Bob Hersh Enough Members 24 in November of ’12, it ensured that all (Eastern), Mike Kennedy (HS Girls), Glen Mc- geographical areas and all event groups were Micken (Lists), Walt Murphy (Relays), Jim Rorick represented. Tat’s wonderfully PC and even (Stats), Jack Shepard (HS Boys) makes some decent marketing sense, but it ofends my sense of what a HOF is all about. And what the frst class named is all about, which is the honor of being super-special.
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