Thanks for the upload. Just one thing, Edinburgh was not Brendan's home town. He was born in County Durham and lived in Gateshead and the northeast of England (not Scotland) most of his life. Also, the crowd's booing of Viren was incredibly rude.
Robert Harrington Agree about Viren, but the uploader said Foster won in front of his "home crowd", not "town", meaning home nation (he was running for GB, and Edinburgh is in the GB).
one of my idols is brendan foster
ONE OF MY IDOLS IS MR BRENDAN FOSTER... IS HE STILL ALIVE
Yes, he's very much alive.
I saw him 7 & half months ago limping in Newcastle Nuffield hospital with his wife
He was and is my hero
Brendan was an old-style runner who always looked as though he was slogging along. The style I emulate.
Thanks for the upload. Just one thing, Edinburgh was not Brendan's home town. He was born in County Durham and lived in Gateshead and the northeast of England (not Scotland) most of his life.
Also, the crowd's booing of Viren was incredibly rude.
Robert Harrington Agree about Viren, but the uploader said Foster won in front of his "home crowd", not "town", meaning home nation (he was running for GB, and Edinburgh is in the GB).
6:36 "Russia"? In those days it was the USSR?
Marty Liquori in full disco regalia. Funny.
The Meadowbank crowd criticized here for booing was a knowledgeable one. What Viren did wasn't illegal but it was morally wrong.