Wednesday, September 16, 2009

  • Paul Anderson: Bringin' Home the Gold in '56


    • Here's a rare shot of the great Paul Anderson at the moment he won the gold medal at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. The Russians, who had seen Big Paul in action previously figured he would run away with it... But It was no cakewalk, Anderson had developed an inner ear infection during the trip over which gave him trouble with his balance and caused him to miss lifts he ordinarily would have made with ease. Like a true champion though he fought through it and prevailed to take the gold medal.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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