So I know absolutely NO ONE will believe me, but Mike Larrabee was my great-uncle by marriage. None of those athletic genes are in me, haha! It's so weird, yet awesome, to see family photos on youtube. Uncle Mike had a whole lot of support in Aunt Margaret. She so deserved that medal as much as he did. I have a pretty cool family.
That kind of pisses me off. Mike was a truly great guy. I used to run with the socal Striders and he'd come out this was a few years after he had won in tokyo but he was just one of the guys. He wasn't competing anymore but he loved to run. I can tell you this he was genuinely fast. If there is proof, and it would have to be irrefutable, I'd like to see it. But someone denigrating such a fine individual just stinks in my book.
In one of the articles in the October 25, 2010 issue of Forbes magazine, someone makes the claim that Larabee was juiced up on performance-enhancing drugs during the 1964 Olympics. Is there any truth to this claim?
@SPMYKET - Actually he didn't compete in this race. Richard Stebbins ran the third leg on the gold medal winning American 4x100 m relay team, not the 4x400.
@ikachanusa - That was Ulis Williams, he was ranked #1 in the world in 62 (while in HIGH SCHOOL) & 63, 5th in 64. He finished 5th in the '64 Olympic Games 400m and won a gold medal running the third leg of the 4 x 400 relay.
So I know absolutely NO ONE will believe me, but Mike Larrabee was my great-uncle by marriage. None of those athletic genes are in me, haha! It's so weird, yet awesome, to see family photos on youtube. Uncle Mike had a whole lot of support in Aunt Margaret. She so deserved that medal as much as he did. I have a pretty cool family.
OjaiEm 6 months ago
thanks for the post.
quadbravo 10 months ago
That kind of pisses me off. Mike was a truly great guy. I used to run with the socal Striders and he'd come out this was a few years after he had won in tokyo but he was just one of the guys. He wasn't competing anymore but he loved to run. I can tell you this he was genuinely fast. If there is proof, and it would have to be irrefutable, I'd like to see it. But someone denigrating such a fine individual just stinks in my book.
jpsocalol 1 year ago
In one of the articles in the October 25, 2010 issue of Forbes magazine, someone makes the claim that Larabee was juiced up on performance-enhancing drugs during the 1964 Olympics. Is there any truth to this claim?
sbtbfanatic 1 year ago
@SPMYKET - Actually he didn't compete in this race. Richard Stebbins ran the third leg on the gold medal winning American 4x100 m relay team, not the 4x400.
broadjumper1 1 year ago
@ikachanusa - That was Ulis Williams, he was ranked #1 in the world in 62 (while in HIGH SCHOOL) & 63, 5th in 64. He finished 5th in the '64 Olympic Games 400m and won a gold medal running the third leg of the 4 x 400 relay.
broadjumper1 1 year ago
@SPMYKET I have mr Staebbins as a teacher right know and he tells good lectures
TDrocks100 1 year ago
Mr. Stebbins was such an awesome teacher. He ran the 3rd leg of this race.
SPMYKET 2 years ago
One guy fell down right before goal.
What happened to him?
ikachanusa 2 years ago
Great and touching story. I remember reading about him growing up, what a great champ.
Mr400mrunner 2 years ago