Eddie Southern, an Olympic silver medalist and the first leg in Dallas’ long line of world-class sprinters, died at 85 on May 17 in Richardson after a long...
Earl Young, the Abilene Christian sprinter who won gold in the 4x400 in the 1960 Olympics, was also on that record-setting relay team at Mt. SAC in ‘60.Growing up in California, Young “heard all about” Southern’s exploits at Sunset and Texas, where he never lost a Southwest Conference race.
In 1959, after winning the 440 at the NCAA tournament on the heels of a runner-up finish in ‘58 and a silver in the 4x400 relay at the Pan American Games, Southern returned full-time to the hurdles. He finished fourth in the 1960 Olympic Trials, making the team as an alternate.
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