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MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee hall of famer and track all-american Brian Oldfield passed away at the age of 71 on Sunday in Elgin, Illinois, according to his web site.
Oldfield, who was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame in 2000, came to Middle Tennessee in the spring of 1964 and last competed in 1968. Oldfield, born in Elgin, Illinois, earned his degree from MT in 1971.
One of the MT track and field's first superstars, Oldfield set school records in the shot put in 1966 - 57' 7" indoors and 59' 2" outdoors.