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    Picture of the Day and Birthdays for July 27

    Peggy Fleming, 1968 Olympic gold medalist and breast cancer survivor, turns 60 today. Fleming's medal signaled the return of U.S. dominance after a 1961 plane crash claimed the lives of all 18 members of the U.S. figure skating team.


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    Simon Wiesenthal

    Born: Dec. 31, 1908
    Died: Sept. 20, 2005
    A survivor of the Nazi death camps who dedicated his life to tracking down fugitive Nazi's and fighting prejudice against all people.


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    Picture of the Day and B'days for Nov. 26

    Only 29 shopping days left until Christmas! See why today is the most important in Thanksgiving history, plus we can't believe she's 69 years young -- Tina Turner is just one person celebrating a big birthday.


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    Bold in Beijing

    Think you have to be a teenager to be a big star in the Olympic Games? Check out these athletes who are proving you can still be a sports star in your 40s, 50s and even 60s!


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    Tiny Caizel

    Tiny Caizel is a big-time athlete with a small name.


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    Walter Cronkite

    Born: Nov. 4, 1916
    For nearly two decades, Americans overwhelmingly turned to Walter Cronkite for the day's news.


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    Helen Beauchamp

    Helen Beauchamp is an 88-year-old world record and gold medal collector that likes to throw her wins away -- literally.


  • Nick at the Women's Distance Festival 5K Road Race, 9/20/08 in Tallahassee, a couple hundred yards from the finish line in Indianhead Acres, my home turf.
    One more round of applause for Florida's Senior Athletes at the National Senior Games

    This is a couple of months old but the Florida Senior Athlete contingent that traveled to the San...

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    Give These Guys a Medal

    It takes months -- sometimes years -- of training, sweating and sacrifice to make it to the elite Senior Games, whether it's at the state or national level. So why are some medal winners giving away their trophies? To help those who need a boost.


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    Ready to Run!

    This weekend, I'm (apologies to Bruce Springsteen) running down a dream...It all started here two...

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    Gold Medalist's Cancer Battle

    Dorothy Hamill recently revealed that doctors have diagnosed her with breast cancer.


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    The Olympic Age Movement

    Dara Torres gets the most publicity and deservedly so. She's setting American records in a sport dominated by Americans. Young Americans. But she's hardly alone in this Olympic age movement.


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    Do You Know Rachel Carson?

    March is Women's History Month and this year's theme is 'Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet.' Rachel Carson delivered the wake-up call that changed the world.


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    Grandpa Bell

    These days, one of the top athletes in the Bell Athletics training center is Earl's Father, Dr. William "Papa" Bell. Last year at the U.S. Masters Championships in Boston, Papa Bell put on one of the most dominating performances in sports history.


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    Race Day Preparations

    A true athlete knows that proper preparation before a big event is very important, and I am...

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  • Nick at the Women's Distance Festival 5K Road Race, 9/20/08 in Tallahassee, a couple hundred yards from the finish line in Indianhead Acres, my home turf.
    Two very experienced Senior Games athletes

    How many times do you have the opportunity to talk to someone who is 102 years old? I had that pleasure when I called to check in on John Donnelly, my favorite over-100 years old athlete. His first comment to me was if we had created a 100-105 year...

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    Master's Sports Stars

    Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.


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    Masters Sports Stars

    Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.


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    Silver Surfers

    We learned at the recent Surf Expo that riding the waves isn't just for kids. It 's becoming a sport for life. That had us wondering, who are the pioneers, the role models for senior surfing? We knew there had to be some -- and we weren't disappointed.


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    Masters Sport Stars

    Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.


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    Matt Damon's Uncle Swims In Uncharted Waters

    Matt Damon may be kicking butt in the movies, but his uncle is the REAL athlete in the family.


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    Hunter Kemper

    Triathlete Hunter Kemper is three-time Olympian who has been to Sydney, Athens and is on his way to Beijing. He's the No. 1 triathlete in the world, but he's taking his first steps in a very important march.


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    Roger Gentilhomme

    At an age when many people are just happy to be alive, 97-year-old Roger Gentilhomme is competing in multiple sports.


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    Lucille Borgen

    At 94, Lucille Borgen became the oldest competitor ever in the U.S. National Water Skiing Championships; the world's largest water ski tournament. She amazed the crowd, winning the slalom and tricks title in her age division.


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    Robert Sleigh

    Robert Sleigh may have retired as a philosophy professor, but he was far from retired from life. At age 75, he not only entered the World Championships of Indoor Rowing, but he won!


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    Ernie Bach

    Get out there and play. Ernie Bach did and walked away with 24 medals at the Good Life Games.


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    Rowdy Gaines

    The Olympic Games have been the definition of competitive for hundreds of years. And Rowdy Gaines has been the epitome of athletic success. He's a gold medalist, a world record holder and a member of the swimming hall of fame.


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    Olympic Breakfast of Champions

    It's only a matter of time till we see Michael Phelps and Dara Torres in TV commercials. Olympic stars have been cashing in since Bob Richards became the first athlete ever on the front of a box of Wheaties. Watch this spot from the '60s.


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    Edgar Larson

    Swimmer Edgar Larson wouldn’t let a major medical episode get in the way of his passion. The 85-year-old worked his way back to health and won nine gold medals along the way.



 

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