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'Speed City' is back on track at San Jose State

Recordnet | August 3, 2016

Related Topics: Andre Phillips, International Olympic Committee, 1968 Summer Olympics, John Carlos, Tommie Smith, Stockton, California, Gold medal, San Jose State University, Track and field

  • Confetti flies at San Jose State University on Monday as the school announces the return of the men's track and field program. The announcement was made next to the 24-foot-tall statutes of Spartans star runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos, both of whom were in attendance. KARL MONDON/BAY AREA NEWS GROUP VIA AP

  • Record Staff Writer Follow @@BobHighfill
    Posted Aug. 1, 2016 at 9:00 PM


    SAN JOSE — San Jose State University track and field forever will conjure memories of “Speed City.”
    And it forever will be linked with the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.





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