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In the News (Wed 30 Dec 09)

  
  usolympicteam.com
It's ironic that Rod Milburn was a hurdler.
Milburn put an exclamation mark on the race by setting a new world record of 13.24 seconds, a mark that stood for the next five years.
After coping with Milburn's shocking death, track and field fans, not to mention fans of the Olympic movement in general, were left with an unfamiliar image, one of an Olympic gold medalist whose life took a turn for the worse.
www.olympic-usa.org /CFDOCS/Munich/feature_milburn.cfm   (885 words)

  
  Rodney Milburn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Milburn won the gold medal in the 110m hurdles in a new world record time of 13.24 seconds, finishing ahead of Guy Drut and Thomas Hill.
Milburn hoped for an Olympic comeback in 1980, but the USA's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow prevented that.
Milburn died after being overcome by sodium chlorate fumes while working at a paper plant in Port Hudson, Louisiana.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rodney_Milburn   (242 words)

  
 PRO FOOTBALL NOTE
The 27-year-old Milburn spent the last two seasons with Detroit, where he ranked 10th in the NFL in kickoff returns with a 23.9-yard average.
Milburn caught five passes for 77 yards last season, but was not among the seven players who carried the ball for Detroit.
Milburn, a cousin of Olympic track gold medalist Rod Milburn, led the NFL in kickoff returns for Denver in 1995 and was one of only two players to rank in the top five in both kickoff and punt returns.
www.canoe.ca /StatsFBP/BC-FBP-LGNS-MILBURNGB-R.html   (171 words)

  
 Stamping Ground
One of Rod's definite strengths is that although he is an accredited bluesman, this is not the only string to his dobro.
Rod made humorous reference to the somewhat hollow formality of pretending to finish, and then obliging with the mandatory encore.
Rod and the lads were seated throughout, so this entailed that their performance was something that I heard rather than saw.
www.rodclements.com /gala_04.html   (1270 words)

  
 Takin’ it Back to ’72, Through the Eyes of Tom Hill
Milburn set a new world record in that race, but because it took place on the same day as the 400 meter final, and only two days after the terrorist attack.
Milburn’s outstanding performance went more or less unnoticed, and has never been acknowledged for the phenomenal achievement that it was.
Milburn was in the middle of the track in lane five, and Davenport was on the other side of the track in lane one.
www.blackathlete.net /artman/publish/article_01852.shtml   (1724 words)

  
 Foto e curiositĂ  - Rodney Milburn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It had its period of gold from the ' 71 to the ' 73 where the nickname was earned of " hot rod ".
In that three years, although exposed continually to the competition it endured alone 2 defeats obtaining 28 consecutive victories.
Equipped of an optimal ransom he was fast much on the plan and above all in the action of the attack leg.
www.atleticaleggera.com /milburne.htm   (98 words)

  
 African American Registry: Rod Milburn, talented athlete and much more!
*Rod Milburn was born on this date in 1950.
Milburn also won the 1971 Pan-American Games title but his crowning achievement came in 1972, when he earned a gold medal in the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.
Tragically, Rod Milburn was killed November 11, 1997 in an industrial accident in Baton Rouge.
www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/1728/Rod_Milburn_talented_athlete_and_much_more   (312 words)

  
 BASN Focus on History:Remembering Rod Milburn-BlackAthlete Sports Network
Rod Milburn was not only a great athlete, but was also a community supporter as well.
The same year, Milburn went undefeated in 28-straight races and was named Track and Field News Athlete of the Year.
Milburn was selected one of Louisiana's Top 25 Athletes of the Century just before his death.
www.blackathlete.com /Track&Field/052004.shtml   (619 words)

  
 Opelousas Museum & Interpretive Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Milburn used his meager surroundings to become of the world's most dominating 110-meter hurdlers.
Milburn, born May 19, 1950, started his path to Olympic glory at J. Clark High School in his hometown of Opelousas, LA. The wooden hurdles and grass track were there, and so was Coach Claude Paxton.
Milburn crowning achievement came in 1972, when he earned a gold medal in the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.
www.cityofopelousas.com /tourism_INTmuseum.htm   (2691 words)

  
 Hurdles First - Double-armed Man
Although this style of hurdling is considered archaic by today’s standards, it enabled Milburn to become the most dominant hurdler of his era, and one of the greatest hurdlers ever.
I believe Rod could’ve run under 13.0 electronically if his arms were rotated left over right (lead leg) and the [trail] arm was moved to the rear of his body while he was in flight (p.
Putting the technical jargon aside, the point Ross was making was that Milburn’s habit of carrying his arms so high caused him to spend more time in the air, as opposed to the more efficient style keeping the lead arm low and pulling the trail arm straight back, with the elbow bent.
www.hurdlesfirst.com /doublearmedman.htm   (1323 words)

  
 milburn glyn
Signed by the Chargers as a free agent on Nov. 15, 2001, Glyn Milburn is one of the most prolific kick returners in NFL history and a veteran of nine NFL seasons, including three in Denver (1993-95), two in Detroit (1996-97) and the last four in Chicago (1998-2001).
Milburn played in four games with the Bears in 2001 before being released on Oct. 17.
Prior to joining the Chargers, Milburn had caught 170 passes for 1,322 yards and six touchdowns, while adding 183 carries for 817 yards and two touchdowns.
www.chargers-stats.com /2001new/milburn.html   (395 words)

  
 Willie Davenport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
At the start of the 1970s, a new star emerged in the form of Rod Milburn (USA), and it was Milburn who became favourite for the 110m hurdles gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
At the Olympic final in Munich on September 7, Milburn led from the start, and it quickly turned into a race for second place.
Davenport was clearly second until he hit the eighth hurdle, losing his momentum, and he finished a disappointing 4th, only 0.02sec behind the bronze medallist.
www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=186   (326 words)

  
 New Page 0
Pole sitter Dan Lee was the early leader with Rod Mock in pursuit, but Travis Calhoun arrived in second on lap 8, taking up the chase.
A lap 23 caution for Rod Sweitzer closed the field for a 2 lap sprint to the finish but Singleton got away to score his fifth career Thunder Valley Late Model win.
Rod Mock was the pole sitter and early leader.
www.thundervalleyraceway.com /results.htm   (11317 words)

  
 SuperWedge Issues & Mods -- MAPUG-Astronomy.net
The Milburn has decent bearings to start with (apparently) so fine adjustments are easier out of the box.
If you remove the threaded rod and pass a standard tap over the rod to clean it up, you may find that all your problems are solved.
Along with the 1" diameter leveling thread rods and closely spaced 3/4" pier attachment thread rods, flexure is reduced to a minimum (in fact, it's all in the SuperWedge and scope forks now).
www.mapug-astronomy.net /AstroDesigns/MAPUG/Superwedge.htm   (12182 words)

  
 Avalon Raceway " T h e - P l a c e - F o r - P a c e "   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Once the racing was underway, Bell, Milburn and Parr swapped the top three positions on countless occasions for the majority of the race and with six laps remaining the yellow light appeared, causing what could be a series-changing outlook.
During Milburn’s red light stoppage the race was declared with six laps remaining due to the ambulance being called to the aid of a spectator.
Joining Milburn in the red light casualty department from the night were Alan Barlee and Gary Chippindall, both having heavy incidents on the front stretch in heat five and the B-Main respectively.
www.avalonraceway.com /release.asp?NewsId=13677   (964 words)

  
 Olympian found poisoned by chlorine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
>From the Nov. 12th Los Angeles Times: "Rod Milburn, who won a gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1972 Munich Olympics, was found dead late Tuesday in a rail car full of bleach solutions at the Louisiana paper plant where he worked.
"Milburn had been assigned to unload a rail car containing liquid sodium chlorate, a chemical used in the bleaching process of paper making, said Patty Prats-Swanson, a spokeswoman for Georgia Pacific.
"Milburn, a star for Southern University in Baton Rouge, won the gold medal in 13.24 seconds, a record that was not broken for five years.
lists.essential.org /1997/dioxin-l/msg00517.html   (251 words)

  
 Bill Milburn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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www.daikaiju.com /edge/39658-billmilburn.html   (319 words)

  
 Wedge & Tripod Mods, Specs, & Designs -- MAPUG-Astronomy.net
The fix: The rod came installed between the holes at the *top* of the wedge's "triangle" (from a side view); rather than being in the holes at the *bottom corner* (where it is a 90 degree angle).
The rod feeds up through the tripod head and the c-clip fits into the groove cut in the threaded rod to keep the whole assembly from dropping back through when it is unscrewed from the telescope.
Depending on which wedge I was using (the Milburn was the easiest) I then scribed two concentric circles, far enough out from the center, to be at the outer area of the tripod head, Every 20 degrees I scribed a line from the center out across the concentric circles.
www.mapug-astronomy.net /AstroDesigns/MAPUG/WedgMods.htm   (6650 words)

  
 12th Goodguys Southeastern Nationals
There are a ton of resto rod '50s cars in the Southeast.
Another neat resto rod was Milburn and Joyce Hubbard's Forest Green '54 Plymouth, which has a highly polished small-block Chevy with Street & Performance injection underhood, a Fatman IFS stub guiding the chassis, and 16-inch Billet Specialties wheels at each corner.
Ronnie Staples' '50 Ford earned a Custom Rod of the Year finalist spot from Goodguys earlier in the year, and got a Top Ten award from us at Charlotte.
www.customrodder.com /events/0603cr_good   (1398 words)

  
 Packers.com » News » Press Releases » 1998 » 04 » 04-21b
His productivity remained at a high level in 1997, when he closed out the season as the tenth-ranking kickoff returner in the league, posting 1,315 yards on 55 kickoff returns, a 23.9-yard average, and adding 433 yards on 47 punt runbacks, a 9.2 average.
Overall, Milburn has accounted for 12,210 total yards, including 1,117 receiving on 142 receptions and 698 rushing on 159 carries.
Originally a second-round selection of the Broncos in the 1993 draft (the 43rd player chosen), Glyn is a cousin of Rod Milburn, a gold medalist in the 110-yard hurdles in the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich, Germany.
www.packers.com /news/releases/1998/04/04-21b.html   (397 words)

  
 St. Landry Parish - About - Did You Know
Rodney "Rod" Milburn was born and raised in Opelousas, LA. He was a talented track star setting many records in the 120 yard high hurdles during his high school years.
In 1972, he represented the U.S. at the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, where he finished first in the 110 meter high hurdles, with an Olympic record clocking of 13.24 seconds and claimed the gold medal for his country and community of Opelousas.
Rod Bernard was a famous singer/musician born in Opelousas.
www.cajuntravel.com /about/did_you_know.cfm   (1233 words)

  
 Guy Drut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guy Drut (born December 6, 1950) is an Olympic champion who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110m hurdles.
Born in Oignies, Pas-de-Calais, France, Drut captured the silver medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, finishing behind the American Rodney Milburn.
In the European Championship of 1974 Drut came a comfortable first.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guy_Drut   (247 words)

  
 milburn
During the early 1970s, no one dominated the 110-meters hurdles as did Rod Milburn.
In 1971, Milburn was undefeated in 28-straight races and was named Track and Field News Athlete of the Year.
During a semifinal race at the National AAU meet in 1971, he won the 120-yards high hurdles in 13.0, breaking the old world record of 13.2 that was set 12 years earlier.
usatf.org /athletes/hof/milburn.asp   (184 words)

  
 USATF - Hall of Fame
During the early 1970s, Rod Milburn dominated the 110m hurdles, setting or tying the world record five times and winning the event at the 1971 Pan-American Games and 1972 Olympics.
During a semi-final race at the National AAU meet in 1971, the Southern University student won the 120-yard high hurdles in 13.0, breaking the old world record of 13.2 that was set 12 years earlier.
Undefeated in 27 straight races, Milburn was named Track and Field News' Athlete of the Year for 1971.
www.usatf.org /HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=109   (239 words)

  
 News and Muse: Anyone run against Rod Milburn out there?
If Rod Milburn were still alive, he'd be 55.
If you ran against Milburn, ran with Milburn, are a family member of Milburn's, or if you know of anyone who ran against him, with him, or is a family member of his, please contact me by clicking on the "Contact Me" link on the left.
Any anecdotes, pictures, information, or personal insights would be very useful.
www.masterstrack.com /blog/archives/000536.html   (279 words)

  
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 CD Times - He who dares wins, Rod....sod that here’s Milburn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Currently riding high on the wave of their own internet publicity (ala Arctic Monkeys), are Sheffield Indie hopefuls, Milburn.
Many of the dates were sold out with most people turning up clamouring to check out Milburn.
The band have been playing some storming sets and are well on their way to sure-fire success.
www.cdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=2593   (273 words)

  
 The Beverly Hillbillies: The Hot-Rod Truck - TV.com
He ends up replacing the truck, which Granny doesn't appreciate.
They end up drag racing, and Granny wins with the truck against Jethro's hot rod.
Paul Winchell (Homer Winch), Donna Douglas (Elly May Clampett), Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett), Nancy Kulp (Jane Hathaway), Irene Ryan (Daisy Moses "Granny"), Raymond Bailey (Milburn Drysdale), Bea Benaderet (Pearl Bodine), Max Baer Jr.
tv.com /.../the-hot-rod-truck/episode/72443/summary.html   (476 words)

  
 hornetsports.com: The Official Athletics Site of the Sacramento State Hornets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Mel Patton, Bobby Morrow, Bob Hayes, Carl Lewis, Tommie Smith, Michael Johnson, Lee Evans, Mal Whitfield, Glenn Cunningham, Jim Ryun, Frank Shorter, Harrison Dillard, Rod Milburn, Renaldo Nehemiah and Glenn Davis.
In 1979, LSU and Texas placed one-two in the men's relay with the same exact time - 3:04.67.
SMU won the men's team title in 1983 when Rod Jones Jr.
www.hornetsports.com /ncaa/springboard.asp   (3809 words)

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