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Wheelchair athletes, 1979 Summer

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 49
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 3 File 3009

Dates

  • 1979 Summer

Creator

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Open for public research.

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It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

General

Title from envelope recto.

General

Note on envelope recto: Kurt Brinkman, Mike Johnson.

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Note on negative sleeves: A-C; slip 1: "Junior Mike Johnson, a psychology major at BYU, holds the outstanding male wheelchair athlete trophy plus five medals he won last weekend at the Northwest- Rocky Mountain Wheelchair Games at Englewood, Colo. Four of his medals were for first place; the other for second. He plans to enter the regionals in San Jose, Calif., April 29 to May 2 if he and his fellow BYU wheelchair competitor Curt Brinkham can obtain enough financial support." slip 2: "Curt Brinkham, psychology major at BYU from Shelley, Idaho, rests after turning in his best time of 7:11 for a mile on the rubber track at BYU stadium. He has his hopes set on breaking the national wheelchair record which is 6:46. On cement in the wheelchair games, he says he can go much faster than on rubber." slip 3: "BYU psychology majors Mike Johnson (left) and Curt Brinkman complete the last lap of a mile workout on the rubberized track at the BYU stadium in preparation for regional competition in California in late April. The athletes roll several miles a day about three times a week for conditioning, hoping to break the six-minute mile and set a new national record which now stands at 6:46." slip 4: "Junior Curt Brinkman, a psychology major at BYU, holds the two medals he won at the Northwest- Rocky Mountain Wheelchair Games at Englewood, Colo., last weekend. He won the mile and took third place in the 100-yard dash. He hopes to compete in the western regionals in San Jose, Calif., April 29 to May 2, if he and his fellow BYU wheelchair competitor Mike Johnson can obtain enough financial support." slip 5: "Highly decorated Vietnam Marine veteran, Mike Johnson, a junior in psychology at BYU from Huntington, W. Va., takes a breather after rolling to a good time in the mile on the rubberized track at BYU's stadium. He hopes to compete in the six-event wheelchair games in California in late April and then on to the nationals in New York in mid-July."

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Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository

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