1977 MEN'S PRELIMINARY #1
The veterans' preliminary came down to Jim Taylor and Peter Snell. When Taylor failed to score a point in the obstacle course and Snell made the final, it became clear. If Floyd Little defeated Snell in the obstacle course final, Taylor would win the overall competition. Little appeared to win and was hugged at the finish line by Taylor's wife Dixie, but a penalty at the tires gave the obstacle course and overall win to Snell. Little's error cost himself $300 and Taylor $5,000.
Rotunda, Florida
Broadcast on January 16, 1977
Announcers: Keith Jackson, Reggie Jackson and Bruce Jenner.
| PLC. NAME, SPORT |
TEN |
ROW |
SWIM |
WL |
BOWL |
100 |
HALF |
BIKE |
BBH |
OC |
TOTAL |
MONEY |
| 1. Peter Snell, Track |
2 |
- |
10 |
10 |
42 |
$14,200 |
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| 2. Jim Taylor, Football |
- |
10 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
41 |
$9,100 |
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| 3. Floyd Little, Football |
- |
10 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
30 |
$5,500 |
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| 4. Felipe Pomar, Surfing |
7 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
$2,700 |
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| 5. Fred Hemmings, Surfing |
10 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
$2,300 |
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| 6. LeRoy Kelly, Football |
- |
7 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
$1,800 |
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| 7. Bernie Casey, Football |
- |
7 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
$1,500 |
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| 8. Bob Cousy, Basketball |
1 |
0 |
7 |
- |
12 |
$1,200 |
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| 8. Jim Ryun, Track |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
$1,200 |
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| 10. Bill Mazeroski, Baseball |
0 |
4 |
- |
0 |
10 |
$1,000 |
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| 11. Al Kaline, Baseball |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
5 |
$500 |
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| 12. K.C. Jones, Basketball |
- |
2 |
0 |
4 |
$400 |
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| 13. Bobby Richardson, Baseball |
- |
- |
0 |
1 |
$100 |
INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
SWIMMING - heat 1 (50 Meters)
| 1. Peter Snell |
38.50 |
| 2. Bob Cousy |
41.85 |
| 3. Bill Mazeroski |
42.51 |
| 4. Al Kaline |
55.61 |
SWIMMING - heat 2 (50 Meters)
| 1. Fred Hemmings |
30.49 |
| 2. Felipe Pomar |
32.76 |
| 3. Jim Ryun |
33.76 |
BIKE RACE-heat 1 (Half Mile)
| 1. Fred Hemmings |
1:17.96 |
| 2. Jim Ryun |
1:22.80 |
BIKE RACE-heat 2 (Half Mile)
| 1. Peter Snell |
1:19.00 |
| 2. Felipe Pomar |
1:19.06 |
BIKE RACE-heat 3 (Half Mile)
| 1. Jim Taylor |
1:26.46 |
| 2. Floyd Little |
1:28.24 |
| 3. Bernie Casey |
1:28.37 |
| 4. Bob Cousy |
1:29.46 |
SWIMMING (100 Meters)
| 1. Fred Hemmings |
1:11.07 |
| 2. Felipe Pomar |
1:11.26 |
| 3. Jim Ryun |
1:25.90 |
| 4. Peter Snell |
1:29.67 |
| 5. Bob Cousy |
dnf |
BOWLING
| 1. Jim Taylor |
188 |
| 2. LeRoy Kelly | |
| 3. Bill Mazeroski |
100 YARD DASH-heats
| Floyd Little |
10.83 |
| Bernie Casey |
11.36 |
| LeRoy Kelly |
11.65 |
| Jim Ryun |
11.71 |
| Fred Hemmings |
12.18 |
100 YARD DASH-final
| 1. Floyd Little |
10.96 |
| 2. Bernie Casey |
11.30 |
| 3. LeRoy Kelly |
11.54 |
| 4. Jim Ryun |
11.70 |
| 5. Fred Hemmings |
12.18 |
HALF MILE RUN
| 1. Felipe Pomar |
2:13.65 |
| 2. Fred Hemmings |
2:15.45 |
| 3. Bernie Casey |
2:33.39 |
| 4. LeRoy Kelly |
2:49.41 |
| 5. Al Kaline |
2:51.38 |
| 6. Bob Cousy |
N/A |
BIKE RACE-final (Mile)
| 1. Peter Snell |
2:30.94 |
| 2. Jim Taylor |
2:31.12 |
| 3. Jim Ryun |
2:39.04 |
| 4. Fred Hemmings |
2:39.06 |
| 5. Felipe Pomar |
2:44.90 |
BASEBALL HIT
| 1. Jim Taylor |
19 |
4 |
| 2. Bob Cousy |
19 |
2 |
| 3. LeRoy Kelly |
14 |
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| 4. K.C. Jones |
11 |
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| 5. Floyd Little |
7 |
OBSTACLE COURSE
| 1. Peter Snell |
31.34 |
|
32.89 |
|
| 2. Floyd Little |
28.77 |
33.78 |
TR |
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| 3. Bernie Casey |
N/A |
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| 4. Jim Ryun |
N/A |
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| 5. Felipe Pomar |
36.84 |
HB |
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| 6. Jim Taylor |
37.58 |
HB |
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| 7. K.C. Jones |
38.70 |
HB |
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| 8. LeRoy kelly |
39.70 |
HB |
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| 9. Bobby Richardson |
40.43 |
HB |
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| 10. Fred Hemmings |
47.96 |
WH+HB |
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| 11. Bill Mazeroski |
48.61 |
WH+HB |