Monday, December 19, 2011

All-Time Best NFL/Track Events: PSU Well Represented

The NFL and Track and Field have a long history together.  The recently discussed Renaldo Nehemiah certainly comes to mind.  But did you know that two PSU Track Stars are at the top of all-time individual event performances among Trackand Field/NFL athletes?

First on the list is Brian Milne, who is the No. 2  all-time performers in the discus. His toss of 207 feet 5 inches was second only to Christian Okoye's 212 feet 4 inches.


But First on the list of 400 meter hurdlers is my teammate Paul Lankford, who enjoyed a 12 year NFL career in Miami.  With a minimal amount of football experience, Paul became one of Miami's best secondary players for many of their stellar seasons.  Paul was also the high school national record holder in the 400 hurdles prior to arriving in Happy Valley.  His all-time best of  49.55 is the best all-time among NFL stars.

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    Lankford's 400 IH record of 50.52 stood from '77-84 (there was an altitude mark a bit faster) but now doesn't make the list. Milne still holds the US Junior record in the discus at 207-5 (from 1992). Someone got to within 7 feet of that throw in 2007, but no one has come any closer in the last 19 years. LTM

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  2. skwilliDecember 19, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    Thank you, Official Blog Laureate!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Lankford qualified for the 1984 Olympic Trials in the hurdles. Not bad!

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  4. skwilliDecember 19, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Not bad at all! He was already playing pro football. Incredible actually. He was a very nice guy too.

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  5. Peerless PhilDecember 19, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    What about Michael Timpson? He was a national class 110m HH guy and he played for the Patriots for a spell in the early 1990's.

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  6. skwilliDecember 20, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    I think he wasn't included because of his brief cup of Joe, but I'm not sure!

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