Track and Field History with Jesse Squire

Revisiting Running Movies: 'On the Edge' Starring Bruce Dern

The podcast returns to take a dive into the 1985 film "On The Edge" starring Bruce Dern.  From Rotten Tomatoes: "Banned from competition 20 years ago for exposing payoff

The Early-70s International Track Association

Things like the American Track League and its recent string of meets are rare and a huge logistical undertaking. In United States history, I can think of another time whe

Sportswriter Ken Goe Reflects on 43 Years At The Oregonian And Covering Track & Field

Jesse Squire sits down with Ken Goe – a sportswriter for The Oregonian for 43 years who just announced his retirement a few weeks ago. He’s got deep ties covering track a

The Marathon of Hate: Behind the Bowling Green-Toledo Rivalry

On Wednesday, November 4, the Bowling Green – Toledo rivalry will be renewed with its 85th football game. To celebrate this I will run from Doyt Perry Stadium, the home o

Ekidens In America: Behind the Michigan Pro Ekiden And Race Innovation

"The club cross country championships are popular because of the team aspect. I can speak to this because when I owned my running stores (Big River Running Co.) we used t

A Lasting Message Of Hope: Terry Fox's Run Across Canada, 40 Years Later

Like many of you, I try to keep myself in shape by working out through running. I often need some sort of goal in my future to keep myself honest on following my workouts

Detroit's Unfulfilled Olympic Dreams

Quick question: Which city has the record for most Olympic bids without winning or hosting? The answer is Detroit. Detroit is now a cautionary tale of a city built on a

Don't Forget Earlene Brown

We're going to take a look at one of America's greatest and most forgotten competitors – Earlene Brown. She is the greatest American women's thrower of the 20th century.

Revisiting The Amazing Dr. Meriwether

It feels a bit uncomfortable for me to be blathering on about sports history with all that is going on in this nation right now. But no less a man than Pope John Paul II

Ron Hill's Legacy Is Everywhere

If you run, jump or throw, it’s likely you have worn something that Ron Hill Sports has helped pioneer. This episode takes a look at Ron Hill, who is maybe best known as

Jim Peters Deserves More Credit

I want to discuss a man who is largely not remembered a whole lot and certainly, many of today's younger runners probably haven't heard of him. He was an extremely import

One of The Most-Watched Sprint Races: Conrad vs. Kaplan Revisited

Let me tell you about one of the most-watched sprint races in history – at least in American history to an American audience. Sportswriter Bill Simmons calls it his favor

The Top 10 Greatest Canadian Track and Field Athletes Since World War II

Just about two weeks ago, the wonderful show "Schitt's Creek" came to an end after six seasons. The plot seems very topical because people who had lots, suddenly have not

When College Track and Field Had Much Less Money

One of the things that I find very useful for history – especially while looking at track and field history – is looking at the past and allowing it to educate us on how

The Influence of Don Canham

This week I talk about the influence of Don Canham. He was an NCAA champion high jumper for the University of Michigan, then the Wolverine head track coach for two decade

Joan Benoit Samuelson: The Greatest American Distance Runner of All-Time

This week, LetsRun.com released a bracket of 64 runners to determine the greatest American distance runner of all-time. It had 32 men's nominees and 32 women's nominees.

One of the Sport's Greatest Rivalries: Marty Liquori vs. Jim Ryun

Episode 2 of the Track & Field History podcast takes a look at one of the great individual rivalries not only in track & field but in all of sports: Jim Ryun vs Marty Liq

Why Jim Bush Was The Greatest College Coach of All-Time

"The things that he did for track and field are just too much to put into words. Besides building one of the best track facilities in the entire country – it still is one

Introducing Track and Field History with Jesse Squire

Track and Field History is a new podcast from the CITIUS MAG Podcast Network, where Jesse Squire will re-visit, examine and inform listeners about the greatest athletes,