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Fred
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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PRIMARY SPORT: Track & Field
COMPETITION LEVEL FOR THAT SPORT: Competitive
SECONDARY SPORT: Racquetball
COMPETITION LEVEL FOR THAT SPORT: Competitive
MEMBER SINCE: 06/18/2008
LAST LOGIN: 11/19/2008 09:39:24

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Proudest Sports Moment
On a rainy April day in 2005, my first throw broke Floyd "Chunk" Simmons Mecklenburg County Senior Games discus record. He ran out on the field, wiped my discus with his towel, and brought it to me. Following a handshake and hug, Chunk stayed and rooted for me. I will never forget having a two-time Olympic medalist treat me in such a way.

Funniest Sports Moment
With good throwing circles hard to come by, I used to practice on the youth ball field near my home. On one occasion, while attempting a basic spin, my right foot got caught in the grass, causing a premature release of the disc. I watched as it cleared the dugout and fence and smashed the windshield of the only automobile on the lot...mine. I have a shirt with the photo and the line "I must learn to throw straighter or park farther.

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From: odonrob
10/28/2008 13:19:24
Great story Fred. I had an incident myself. I was getting over a sore shoulder and picked up a discus in my kitchen and was just sort of slowly swinging it back and forth just to see how my shoulder felt. While I was swinging it my dog and cat got into a fight in my living room and the noise startled me a bit and the discus slipped out of my hands and broke through my sliding glass door and then broke a glass top patio table on the deck.  Hearing the crash my daughter ran downstairs to see what happened.  After observing the mess she pulled out my tape and measured the throw at 7' 9'' my indoor personal record.


From: javman69
06/20/2008 22:19:05
Fred you have to get yourself a Dick Held Discus, he started making them again , i have mine its a 1.5 kilo high moment seriall number 0001 very first one madeby the best there isDick Held Discii


From: javman69
06/20/2008 22:14:08


Fred wrote:
Unlike yourself, I limit my athletic efforts to throwing the discus. The first time I ever saw one, I was 62 years old. Thanks to good coaching and a lot of hard work, I've done quite good in the rankings. Senior Games and Masters are a major part of my life.

Where am I likely to run into you?

Fred

 i compete mostly east coast Keystone State Games , Long and strong Throws Classic , Mid atlantic Meets , Eastern Regionals , any meets in ., Nj , delaware , new york where masters are accepted a few open meets get to rub elbows and meet some of the greatest young people in the Usa, this year bwcauise of a work injury and an upper resperatory problem , i have cut back to only two meets the Keystone games And the Long And Strong Classic both are in Pa plus my mom is not in the best of health so i have decided tospend more time with family also 


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