This guy - Gary Cohen - gets some marvellous interviews; somehow the simplest or most straightforward of questions elicit wonderful answers.
Remigino at the age of 80 has very clear memories; his quotes about the 1952 100m. final closely match those attributed to the 3rd. placer MacDonald Bailey, regarding his (Bailey's) nervousness - Bailey was probably favourite for the final. Clearly at some point point Remigino mistook/misheard the pronunciation of Bailey's name, referring to him several times as 'Ian'. Known usually as MacDonald Bailey his first name is Emmanuel and he was generally announced as 'E. MacDonald Bailey'. For those who know their history, or are old enough to remember, will know that the Jamaican athlete referred to as Arthur Wendt is Arthur Wint.
I have a client here in Tucson who is originally from New Jersey, and is an old friend of Lindy Remigino - he (the client) also happens to have been the starter for the 100m. at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Each year he jokes about not having received a Christmas card from Linford, but of course by the 1996 Games the staring recall was fully automated, and essentially out of the starters hands.
http://www.garycohenrunning.com/Interviews/Remigino.aspx
Remigino at the age of 80 has very clear memories; his quotes about the 1952 100m. final closely match those attributed to the 3rd. placer MacDonald Bailey, regarding his (Bailey's) nervousness - Bailey was probably favourite for the final. Clearly at some point point Remigino mistook/misheard the pronunciation of Bailey's name, referring to him several times as 'Ian'. Known usually as MacDonald Bailey his first name is Emmanuel and he was generally announced as 'E. MacDonald Bailey'. For those who know their history, or are old enough to remember, will know that the Jamaican athlete referred to as Arthur Wendt is Arthur Wint.
I have a client here in Tucson who is originally from New Jersey, and is an old friend of Lindy Remigino - he (the client) also happens to have been the starter for the 100m. at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Each year he jokes about not having received a Christmas card from Linford, but of course by the 1996 Games the staring recall was fully automated, and essentially out of the starters hands.
http://www.garycohenrunning.com/Interviews/Remigino.aspx
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