Feb 21, 2003 · Note: Frank Shorter was the last American to win the Gold Medal in the Olympics Marathon and Bill Rogers is a multiple Boston Marathon winner. Shorter/Rodgers Interview …

Jan 22, 2022 · Bill Rodgers and Frank Shorter are two of the finest distance runners in American history. Both Frank and Bill made running a cultural happening. From 1971-1974, Frank …

Aug 22, 2016 · Shorter’s 1972 Olympic win (top) was a surprise. But by the time he started training (right) for the 1976 Games, he was the favorite. From the perspective of an American …

Classic Showdown Between America's Best Road Racers!

Oct 24, 1977 · This year, Frank Shorter and Rodgers dueled over 10,000 meters in Atlanta, with Shorter winning. PHOTO. MANNY MILLAN. When he isn't racing, or giving phone callers …

May 31, 2020 · Frank Shorter: One of Bill’s contemporaries, Frank Shorter was one of the great marathoners of the 1970s. He won the Olympic gold at the marathon in 1972 and took silver in …

Apr 21, 2024 · Trailing him in 2nd place at the 1976 New York Marathon was Frank Shorter, the man credited with triggering the running boom in America. Shorter had won gold in the …

Bill beat many of the world’s best runners, including America’s 1972 Olympic champion, Frank Shorter, Belgians’ Gaston Roelants and Emiel Puttemans, and John Walker of New Zealand. …

Dec 21, 2007 · In the recent Bill Rodgers podcast from the Final Sprint he admits that Shorter is much better. Going so far as saying that he thinks that Shorter is one of the best marathoners …

Jan 1, 2013 · Cameron Stracher's "Kings of the Road" is an absorbing look at the ascendency of Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar as the U.S.'s top road runners in the late …