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HOVDE DEAN V. C. FREEMAN President, Purdue University Faculty Representative 2 3 Ohio State Champions In The Olympic Games 1924-Harry Steel 1936-Jesse Owens 1948-1952-Mal Whitfield 1952-Ford Konno 1952-Yoshi Oyakowa 1956-1960-Glenn Davis 1948-Bill Smith 1948-Bruca Harlan 1952-Mike Peppe 1956-Robert Clotworthy 1960-Jerry Lucas 1960-Larry Snyder Asthe 1968 Olympic Games open in Mexico City, The first Buckeye to take an Olympic Gold Medal Buckeye flavor when three Gold Medals were taken. place 800 meter relay team and James George was on it can be said; - was Harry Steel, East Sparta, Ohio farm boy, who Whitfield repeated as winner of the 800 meter run the U.S. weight-lifting team. For the last 66 years, whenever the international won the 1924 heavyweight wrestling championship in and was a member of the second place 1600 meter re­ With Larry Snyder, retired Ohio State track coach sports festival is held, Ohio State athletes have been Paris. Steel, who also was a tackle on the football lay team. Ford Konno and Yoshi Oyakawa, two more ~erving as head coach of the U.S. team at Rome in in the select circle of Gold Medal winners. team, was captain of the Buckeye mat squad and a Big popular Hawaiians, won their specialties, Konno taking 1960, Davis repeated his victory of four years before Beginning in 1912, Ten champion. Participating with Steel in the 1924 the 1500 meters and Oyakawa touching out in in the 400 meter hurdles. Davis likewise was a mem­ and including Bill Hosket's ap­ Olympics the pearance on this year's U.S. basketball team, Ohio were Russell Payne, in the 3000 meter 100 meter backstroke. ber of the winning 1600 meter relay team. Jerry Lucas, State has sent 138 steeplechase, and George (Phin) Guthrie, high hurdler. Ohio State's three-time all-American center, was a athletes into the Games' competition, Other Buckeyes contributed to U.S. stature. Gene with two men - middle distance runner Mal Whitfield George Simpson and Jack Keller were Ohio State's member of the championship basketball team and Sam Cole was a member of the second place 1600 meter Hall was second in the three meter and Hurdler Glenn Davis, appearing in two Olympics. representatives in the 1932 Olympics at Los Angeles. relay team; Anderson springboard event. Each was second in the three meter James George and John Pulskamp were members of the time they were winners. Simpson, now deceased, was second in the 200 meters springboard; Robert Clotworthy was third in the three Greatest of all Buckeye performers and Keller was fourth in the 100 meter hurdles. weight-lifting squad. was the remark­ meter springboard and the late Jack Taylor was third In 1964 at Tokyo, Tom able Jesse Owens, a four-time Gold Medal winner in Ohio State took three Gold Medals in the Gompf was third in the three in the 1948 Olym­ 100 meter backstroke. meter springboard and Lou Vitucci also competed as 1936. Owens won the 100 meters, 200 meters and broad pics at London. Mal Whitfield won the 800 meters Other members jump of the U.S. swimming team included a diver. Ernie Biggs, Ohio State's athletic trainer, was and was a member of the winning 400 meter and also was third in the 400 meters and a member of Jack Calhoun, Dick Cleveland, Frank Dooley and Jerry relay team. His broad jump record the a member of the U.S. Olympic .staff. of 26 feet, 814 winning 1600 meters relay team. Bill Smith, first Holan. Mike Peppe, retired Buckeye swimming coach, Summarizing, Ohio State University inches (not established in the Olympics) stood for of many amazing Hawaiian swimmers has been repre­ on Buckeye was the diving coach of the U.S. Olympic team and sented in 10 Olympic Games and its athletes have won 26 years and was the oldest of all track marks to be rosters, won the 440 meter free style and was a mem­ Pete George was a member of the weightlifting team. broken. Joining Owens in the 19 Gold Medals. Meanwhile, coaches have directed clin­ '36 Olympics was Dave ber of the 800 meter relay team. The late Bruce Har­ In the 1956 Games at Melbourne, Australia, Glenn ics in various parts of Europe, Albritton, who was second in the high jump. lan won the three meter Asia, North and South springboard and was second Davis won the 400 meter hurdles and was a member America, Australia and Central America. In addition First Ohioans to appear in the Olympics were Clem­ in the platform diving. The late Miller Anderson, of the winning 1600 meter relay team. Clotworthy, to Peppe and Snyder, "Woody" fourth member of the Ohio Hayes, Fred Taylor, ent C. Cooke, a sprinter, and Garnett Wikoff, a middle State Olympic contingent, third a.t Helsinki, moved up to first place in the three Floyd Stahl and Marty Karow have participated in distance runner. They were in Stockholm, Sweden in was second in the springboard. meter springboard and Don Harper finished second in clinical programs. 1912. The 1962 Games at Helsinki, Finland had a distinct the same event. Konno was a member of the second W.E.S. 4 5 DAVID FOLEY DIRK WORDEN WILLIAM LONG Co-Captain Co-Captain No. 24-Quarterback, Education No. 70-Tackle, Engineering No. 56-Linebacker, Education OHIO STATE UC YES Purdue Arena Offers Stage Setting ThePurdue University Arena is more than a "floating" appearance. circular building with a basketball playing The visual "floating" effect of the dome is floor. achieved by the use of an indirect lighting sys­ At least half the cost of the six million dol­ tem. The lowest intensity is at the center of GERALD EHRSAM NICHOLAS ROMAN RUFUS MAYES lar arena is in features other than the playing the dome and increases outwardly until the No. 28-Defensive Halfback, No. 89-End, Adm . Science No. 73-Tackle, Education and seating area. perimeter is the brightest area. All fixtures for Bio. Sc. When architects Walter Scholer and Asso- the arena are mounted and serviced from a Photos By Ho1,se of Portraits ciates, Inc., Lafayette, Indiana, designed the "light ring" suspended from the dome. building, their first architectural goal was to create an atmosphere of openness, as that used There is no overhead scoreboard to interfere in a stage setting. with the general view across the arena. Players and spectators look at four corner scoreboards Unobstructed view from the seating area is set at floor-level angles. enhanced by coloration and lighting. The warm light gray-colored interior of the arena's main Acoustical considerations for the arena were room has much to do with attaining the visual carefully analyzed by the architect's consultant, effect of not easily defining any particular ob­ Dr. Floyd Watson, who worked with the firm ject. Thus the whole roof structure has a on the Purdue Music Hall.