Archive for February 7, 2009

Spearchucker Ralph Roylance was the real deal in 1950s

Ralph Roylance,  a gent I never heard of, was profiled in his local Utah paper this week. He hasn’t competed in masters track for a while, but still skis at 83. What caught my attention was this: “He toured Europe competing in track meets and learning how to better throw the javelin. Roylance earned All-American honors […]

February 7, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

• SEARCH MT&F

• About Ken Stone

  

  Ken Stone

  Ken has followed track as an athlete, writer and web-master since the late 1960s, and saw most sessions of track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He also attended the 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Trials, the last three as a blogger and Patch correspondent. [More...]
•