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3 unusual facts about Bob Kennedy


Alan Culpepper

In 1996 he won the NCAA outdoor 5,000m title and placed 10th at the Olympic Trials in that event; the following year he improved to 2nd at the USATF Nationals (behind Bob Kennedy) and represented the USA at the 1997 World Championships.

Bob Kennedy

The Cubs had experimented with having a committee of coaches run the team on the field since 1961.

On June 22, 1937, the night before the White Sox signed him, Kennedy was working as a 16-year-old popcorn vendor at Comiskey Park during the World Heavyweight Boxing Title between Joe Louis and James J. Braddock.



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Marcus O'Sullivan

In addition to his ties to American record holder Bob Kennedy, O'Sullivan has coached elite professional runners such as Canadian indoor world silver medalist Carmen Douma-Hussar, and New Zealander Adrian Blincoe.