Track and field; College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field
Distance runner Keith Hanson poses with former track and field athlete John Bennett. The two men are standing in front of a board listing Marquette University's indoor track and field records. Each athlete holds the medals they have been awarded.
College sports; Marquette University -- Cross-country running; Marquette University -- Track and field; Athletic directors; Cross-country coaches; Track and field coaches
Melvin "Bus" Shimek shares some of his memories from his 52 year involvement with Marquette University’s track & field and cross-country programs. As a student (1924-1927) Shimek competed as a long distance runner. Coached by Conrad Jennings,...
African American athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Running races; World's Fair (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.); Marquette University -- Track and field;
Ralph Metcalfe, in Marquette singlet, breaking the tape at the NCAA Track and Field Championship, 1933, Soldier Field, Chicago. Metcalfe competes against six other runners from various schools as a large audience watches from the stands and the...
African American athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Running races; Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.); World's Fair (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.); Marquette University -- Track and field;
Ralph Metcalfe crosses the finish line at Soldier Field ahead of five other sprinters. Finishing second is Laurence Swisher of Pittsburg (Kan.) Teachers College. Edgar Meyer of the University of Texas appears to place third. The image is apparently...
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Senator McCarthy presents evidence against Philip C. Jessup, a veteran foreign service officer and ambassador-at-large in the Truman administration. McCarthy accuses Jessup of having communist sympathies, and he claims that Jessup is associated...
Bob Allen (seated center, wearing medals) poses with other members of Marquette University's track and field team from early 1950s. Track and field coach Dave Uhrich, stands third from the right in the back row. An individual in the back row is...
Track and field; College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field
Tri-captains of the Marquette track and field team pose next to the track at McNeese State University. From left to right are Pete Armbruster, Jeff Grant, and John Rydeski.
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field; Track and field Tournaments;
Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek, Ed Hoyle, and Director of Field Events Lyon on top of forklift celebrating Hoyle's high jump victory at the ICAAA championship in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Hoyle set a new Michigan state record with a jump of 14 feet, six and...
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field;
Mrs. Arlene Shimek, widow of longtime MU Track coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek, attending dedication of the track and field facility named after her husband and erected at Valley Fields. She is flanked by two former track and field athletes coached by...
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field coaches;
Track and field alumni group photograph. Front row (L-R): Bob Allen, Melvin "Bus" Shimek, and John Bennett. Back row: Ken Wiesner and an unidentified alumni.
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Members of the track and field team stand together on the field. (L-R) Albin Kaczarowski, with a discus in his right hand; Milt Trost, holding a shot with his right hand; Gene Ronzani, with a javelin in his right hand; and Ernie Kukla. Empty...
Track and field athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.); Track and field; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Marquette sprinter Ralph Metcalfe poses with hurdlers Jack Keller (Ohio State) and George Saling (University of Iowa), and middle-distance runner Glenn Cunningham (University of Kansas) at the NCAA championship meet at the University of Chicago. ...
Track and field athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Composite from 'The Marquette Tribune' featuring eight leading track and field athletes scheduled to participate in the Central Intercollegiate championship at Marquette University on June 2, 1933.
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field Tournaments;
Dan Fax, in mid-throw, spins on his right leg with the discus in his right hand, as he competes in the discus event for the Conference USA Track and Field Championship at Marquette's Valley Fields. A photographer takes his photograph in the...
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field Tournaments;
Dan Fax prepares for his turn in the discus event at the Conference USA Track and Field Championship at Marquette's Valley Fields. In the background a photographer takes his photograph.
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field Tournaments;
Dan Fax releases the shot for his throw at the Conference USA Track and Field Championship at Marquette's Valley Fields. Spectators and an outdoor track are visible in the background.
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field Tournaments;
Dan Fax, with his back to the camera, in mid-spin just before he throws the shot at the Conference USA Track and Field Championship at Marquette's Valley Field. One spectator and an outdoor track are visible in the background.
Olympics; Broad jump; Track and field; College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field
John Bennett competing in the broad jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. His performance is watched by other athletes on the field and fans sitting in the stadium. Bennett won the silver medal with this jump.
Track and field; College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field
Marquette track and field athlete John Bennett stands inside the track oval at Marquette University Stadium. Bennett is wearing a Marquette University track singlet. Empty bleachers, trees, and houses are visible in the background.
College sports; Marquette University -- Cross-country running; Marquette University -- Track and field; Cross-country coaches; Track and field coaches;
Former head track and field and cross country coach, Melvin "Bus" Shimek, in a coat and tie. "Hall of Fame" and "1980" are written on the front of the photographic print with black ink.
Athletic directors; Coaches (Athletics); Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field coaches;
Track and field coaches (L-R) Conrad Jennings and Melvin 'Bus' Shimek standing on the track at Marquette University Stadium. Jennings is wearing a suit and a hat, and is smoking a pipe. Shimek is wearing a sweatsuit.
Coaches (Athletics) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field athletes;
Sprinter and broad jumper Frank Shotola and coach Conrad Jennings together in the Clyborn Street gymnasium. The men are examining a small notebook. Note by Archivist: Frank Shotola was the captain of the 1926 varsity track and field team.
Track and field; Track and field coaches; Marquette University -- Track and field
Cross Country/Track and Field head coach Dave Uhrich poses for a photograph while standing outside with decathlete Matthew Piekarski. Uhrich wears a gold Marquette polo shirt, while Piekarski is dressed in a blue t-shirt and red fisherman's hat.
Track and field; College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field
Members of the track and field relay team selected for the Drake Relays, pose for a photograph outdoors on the Marquette University campus. From left to right are Scott Roberts, John Rydeski, Jeff Grant, Dave Uhrich and Keith Connolly.
Track and field; College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field
John Rydeski (left) poses with track and field teammates Jeff Grant and Pete Armbruster. The three men are standing outdoors on the Marquette University campus.
Track and field; College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field
Track and field athlete John Rydeski poses with a Memphis State University team member. The athletes are standing on the track. Empty bleachers are visible behind them.
Track and field athletes; Track and field coaches; Marquette University -- Track and field;
University of Wisconsin distance runner Don Gehrman holding a cake while beside him stand Marquette's Bob Allen and Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek. Coach Shimek is lighting the last of five candles. The words "5 Days in a row" have been piped on to the...
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Members of the 1927 Varsity track and field team pose for a group photograph. Top (L-R) Frank Glaser, William Doyle, Larry Doyle, Anthony Zoeller, ? Buegge, ? McElwee, Clement Ziedler. Bottom (L-R) Melvin Jorgenson (manager), Henry Pflieger, Peter...
African American athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Running races; Marquette University -- Track and field; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago)
Sprinter Ralph Metcalfe wins 220-yard preliminary, ahead of (L-R) Lafayette from Michigan State University, Adamson from the University of Iowa, Peyton Glass from Oklahoma A & M, E. Meyer of the University of Texas, and Renwick of the University of...
Track and field athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Full standing view of Marquette sprinter Ralph Metcalfe (far left), with hurdlers Jack Keller (Ohio State) and George Saling (Iowa), and middle distance runner Glenn Cunningham (Kansas), at the 1932 NCAA championship and semi-finals for the Olympic...
Halftone image of the 1932 Marquette varsity track and field team, originally printed in The Hilltop student annual. A caption was not included in the yearbook. Several members of the Marquette Hall of Fame are featured, including (back row) Gene...
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field;
Ralph Metcalfe, wearing a dark business suit and tie, standing near track and field trophies and team photographs, in the photographer's office. Image made just prior to Metcalfe's departure for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.
African American athletes; Marquette University -- Track and field; Relay races;
Portion of a newsclipping from The Marquette Tribune about the June 8, 1934, Central Intercollegiate Track and Field Championships at Marquette Stadium. The clipping includes a reprinted photograph from The Milwaukee Sentinel, featuring the relay...
Track and field athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.); Track and field;
Marquette sprinter Ralph Metcalfe poses with hurdlers Jack Keller (Ohio State) and George Saling (University of Iowa), and middle-distance runner Glenn Cunningham (University of Kansas) at the NCAA championship meet at the University of Chicago. ...
African American athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Running races; World's Fair (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Ralph Metcalfe, in Marquette singlet, breaking the tape at the NCAA Track and Field Championship, 1933, Soldier Field, Chicago. Metcalfe competes against six other runners from various schools as a large audience watches from the stands and the...
African American athletes; NCAA Track and Field Championship (1932 : Chicago); Running races; Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.); World's Fair (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Ralph Metcalfe crosses the finish line at Soldier Field ahead of five other sprinters. Finishing second is Laurence Swisher of Pittsburg (Kan.) Teachers College. Edgar Meyer of the University of Texas appears to place third. The image is apparently...
College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field; Track and field Tournaments;
Pole vaulter Ed Hoyle clearing the winning height of 14 feet and 8 inches at the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (ICAAAA) Championship. Full bleachers are visible in the background. "Ed Hoyle clearing winning height...
Broad jump; Track and field; College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field
John Bennett makes a long jump during a practice session at Marquette University Stadium. Two men with a tape measure stand alongside. A few of Bennett's teammates are visible in the background.
Olympics; Broad jump; Track and field; College sports; Marquette University -- Track and field
John Bennett (left) is awarded the silver medal at the 16th Olympiad in Melbourne, Australia. He stands and shakes hands with gold medalist Greg Bell (U.S.) and bronze medalist Jorma Valkama (Finland). The Olympic track stadium appears in the...