He placed 6th in the U.S. Olympic decathlon trials in 1948 before limping into TV's "Gunsmoke"
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the history of the united states olympic trials - USA Track & Field  The U.S. Olympic Trials is the best national track meet in the world, and there is no ... and decathlon which took place in Philadelphia on July 3-5, two days prior to the ... finishers at the NCAA/AAU made it into the try-outs, and this was to be the ...... He competed in the 1948 Boston marathon, but placed more than an hour...
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CowboyDirectory.Com: Page W - 4  He placed 6th in the 1948 Olympic Trials in the Decathlon (Bob Mathias placed first). ... it into the big time when he hired on as Chester, the limping deputy, on TV's ... In 1959 Dennis Weaver won an Emmy for his role as Chester on "Gunsmoke". ... L.I.F.E. now serves as a role model for groups throughout the U.S. who wish...
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Dennis Weaver - Wikipedia  William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924  February 24, 2006) was an American actor who was best known for his work in television. Weaver's two most notable roles were as Marshal Matt Dillon's trusty helper Chester Goode on the CBS western Gunsmoke and as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on the ... Weaver later commented, "I did so poorly [in the Olympic Trials], I decided to...
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From the Archives: Dennis Weaver, 81; Star of 'Gunsmoke ...  Feb 28, 2006 ... On "McCloud," he starred as a contemporary western deputy marshal in New York. ... playing Marshal Matt Dillon's limping deputy, Chester, on "Gunsmoke" and ... For fans of old TV westerns, Weaver is best remembered for his Emmy ... In 1948, he qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials in the decathlon but...
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Topix  Topix  Apr 15, 2010 ... He placed 6th in the U.S. Olympic decathlon trials in 1948 before limping into TV's "Gunsmoke". Alex Trebek of ... Dan Rather hosts this documentary series that condenses 2 days of coverage into a single hour. Alex Trebek of...
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Oklahoma Today - SO12 - Return Man 1  Incredibly, the 1912 Olympic decathlon was the first Thorpe had ever entered. When he first ... Runner-up Hugo Wieslander of Sweden was named decathlon champion but refused to accept the gold medal in protest. Ferdinand Bie of Norway...
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Team USA's Ashton Eaton wins second Olympic decathlon in Rio ...  Aug 19, 2016 ... Ashton Eaton won a second straight gold medal in the decathlon at the Rio ... High School .... after completing the ninth of 10 decathlon events, the javelin. ... He had jumped over a bar that was 6 feet, 5.9 inches off the ground and run the ... Instead, at the end of an athletic workday that was into its 13th hour,...
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This question originally aired on July 7, 1998... | Jeopardy Questions ...  Jul 7, 1998 ... Category: DASHES Question: A 100-meter dash is the first event in this contest in which Dan O'Brien reigns supreme. Answer: Decathlon
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J! Archive - Show #2889, aired 1997-03-06  In the 1912 Olympics he won the decathlon with a then-record 8,412 points ... With 30 tournament wins, Lisa Wagner is the women's career leader in this sport...
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ESPN.com: August Classic Moments  1992: After Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins Olympic gold in the heptathlon in Barcelona ... Then Bruce Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion, tells her, "You have proved to the world that you are the greatest athlete who ever lived, male or female. ... She is the first American woman to win an Olympic medal of any kind in...
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The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever ...  Aug 7, 2012 ... Fred Lorz, Olympic marathoner and practical joker, 1904. ... Fred Lorz led the 32 starters from the gun, but by the first mile Thomas Hicks edged ahead. ... dose of strychnine and egg whites, this time with some brandy to ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 14, 2003; New York Athlete Wins Marathon Race.
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jeopardy/1959_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15). Dan: $1,200 ... DASHES | In his youth, this Yankee slugger who died in 1995 could go from home to first in 3.1 seconds | Mickey Mantle. right: Dan ... DASHES | In the Olympics, you're guilty of this if you leave within .10 seconds of the gun going off | False start. right: Dan.
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July 07, 2011 - Brendan Nyhan  Nov 29, 2011 ... Silver dismisses this exercise as a "game show" and disparages ... changing perceptions of Ronald Reagan between 1976 and 1980, for instance). ... the importance of candidate ideology (see also Alan Abramowitz). .... October 12, 2011 ..... they show that trial heats pitting the eventual candidates against...
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The Decathlon in Olympic History - DECA, The Decathlon Association  events and won gold medals in the first Olympic decathlon and pentathlon. A year later he was stripped of his Olympic records and medals when it was ..... world-record holder Rafer Johnson at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. ... up from silver to gold, winning the decathlon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy.
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Gunsmoke - Wikipedia  Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William .... Dunning writes that Dillon "played his hand and often lost.
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J! Archive - Show #4220, aired 2002-12-27  Dec 27, 2002 ... An archive of clues and players for Jeopardy! show #4220. ... Buck, ridden by James Arness on "Gunsmoke", was later used by Lorne Greene on this series...
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Gunman Who Shot Wallace Is to Be Freed - The New York Times  Aug 24, 2007 ... Arthur Bremer, the gunman who tried to kill Gov. ... he campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972, will be ... shooting Mr. Wallace and wounding three others at a campaign stop in Laurel, Md. The bullet that lodged in Mr. Wallace's spine paralyzed his legs, and he used a wheelchair until...
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Gunsmoke - Trail of Bloodshed (1974) - Coins on Television  "Gunsmoke" was an television Western program which ran from 1955 to 1975. ... Although "Gunsmoke" was set in the 1870's, the Double Eagles of this type...
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Bruce Jenner wins decathlon - Jul 30, 1976 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Bruce Jenner wins decathlon on Jul 30, 1976. ... On July 30, 1976, American Bruce Jenner wins gold in the decathlon at the Montreal...
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Hermann Maier Nagano Olympics crash | Ski crash | Pinterest ...  See more about Nagano, The Gold and Ski. ... Explore Maier Nagano, 1998 Hermann, and more! ... jean claude killy france wins ski race stowe vermont 1966 ... surprised everybody (and probably himself too) when he got the gold medal in ..... Hermann Maier: nicknamed Herminator by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is one of...
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"Gunsmoke" Matt Gets It (TV Episode 1955) - IMDb  Western .... the longer-running Gunsmoke (first broadcast on September 10, 1955) by four ... John Wayne - Host: [Introduction] Good evening, my name is Wayne. ... for a long time made a lot of pictures all kinds; some of them have been Westerns. ... This first episode (there is no pilot, as the radio show was presumably the...