George Marshall, Address at the George Marshall Recognition Dinner, 1967

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George Marshall, Address at the George Marshall Recognition Dinner, 1967

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Description

George Marshall served as track coach for Eastern Michigan University for 35 years, from 1928 to 1967. In that time, his teams won 14 Interstate Intercollegiate Conference titles and the NAIA national cross country title. This audio recording from an appreciation dinner in Marshall’s honor captures Marshall responding to the accolades of the evening. Recalling stories from his time as track and field coach, and revisiting many of the lessons learned in his years with the track team, Marshall is humble and humorous in this address.

Speech Date

10-27-1967

Keywords

George Marshall, Harold Sponberg, Lloyd Olds, track and field, collegiate athletics

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Permission to Use - Permission to quote from this speech should be requested from the University Archives ( lib_archives@emich.edu).​

George Marshall, Address at the George Marshall Recognition Dinner, 1967

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