Saturday, November 23, 2024

Yes Tom, This Is Certainly Blog Worthy!

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 If you met both Coach Groves and Tom Rapp , you may at first figure there can't be two people further apart in personality and present...
Monday, October 28, 2024

The Mountain Runs Are Long Gone

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Someone brought up the mountain runs Coach Groves adored to me recently. We lamented that they are almost never done anymore. What they are ...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Best Running Advice I Ever Received

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 I really never had any running talent at all.  Didn't even make it to Districts in my Junior year.  But something clicked that season t...
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Coach Groves Was Strict About Morning Runs

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Maybe science has created a way around that! The rule for distance runners was "out the door by 9:00am" . 4 to 6 miles was encoura...
Monday, September 30, 2024

There Has Been Four Generations of Restaurant Changes Since I was In State College

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Extinct Eating Establishments in State College It has been more than 30 years since college, and the average lifespan of restaurants i...
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Monday, August 19, 2024

A Hill To Die On

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Does anyone else remember Jim Hill's recruiting visit to PSU in the late 70s?  He was chaperoned by Ziggy , I think, during a weekend of...
Sunday, August 4, 2024

Results Of The 2024 Coach Groves Golf Tourney

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Joe Bastardi , noted PSU meteorologist and Nittany Lion Wrestler, has been designated the sole winner of this year's Tourney. His out-of...
Saturday, August 3, 2024

Coach Harry Groves Memorial Golf Tournament Update

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https://youtube.com/shorts/QZwL-KR0Mss?si=UdP2LV0-A4hd80SV

Alumni Reunion Early Morning

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A few of us got together for a photo at the Shrine. Lower number of us this year, but don't be confused. 2 Olympians and 3 current PSU ...
Sunday, July 28, 2024

Is This The Year?

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Joe Kovacs recently bench pressed 770 pounds twice. He said he could do more, but he has other things to do soon. Others said if he didn...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Olympic Glory

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Mike Shine 1976 Barney Ewell 1948
Saturday, July 13, 2024

Track Alumni (Golfers) at the 2024 Olympics

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Cheickna Traore will compete for The Ivory Coast in the 200M.  First round starts on August 5 at 13:55 (1:55pm)*. Handal Roban will compet...