CHAMPIONS!: ”The opportunity to win a major championship comes along only two or three times a year, while the opportunity to be a champion presents itself every day.” – Jeff Johnson
WHO (left to right): Oregon’s Steve Prefontaine (freshman), Southern Illinois’s Alan Robinson
WHAT: NCAA XC Championships
WHEN: 1969
WHERE: Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY
Bonus Pics from same race!
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Editor’s Note: Due to the graciousness of Jeff Johnson, John Goegel and others, we are continuing this series which is approaching 100 entries! For those of you that don’t know, Jeff Johnson was employee #1 of Nike. He actually is the one responsible for naming the company. Fortunately for us, he was also a world class photographer of our great sports in the 1960s and 1970s during which he captured thousands of sports photographs. We are honored and thankful for their choice to use our sites as their medium for sharing their passion. We hope our presentations can do them justice!
Photo by Jeff Johnson
Quotes by Jeff Johnson from his work in progress: “In Other Words: Things I Think I Said When I Was Trying To Think Of Something To Say”
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Amazing!!!!!!