50 Years Ago This Month
- Harford Barbell’s Don Starr took first place in the Atlantic Weightlifting Championships, held in Cumberland, Maryland. Starr’s 315-pound bench press, 465-pound squat, and 535-pound deadlift gave him a total of 1,315 pounds, edging the second-place finisher from Atlanta by 2.5 pounds. Harford Barbell also had two other top-three finishers. Robert Rexroth, competing in the 132-pound class, placed second with a total of 1,010 pounds, while Sam Fielder Jr., competing in the 165-pound class, finished third with a total of 1,105 pounds across the three lifts. Don and Bill Starr are powerlifting legends. Both were authors, and Bill wrote the best-selling book The Strongest Shall Survive while serving as strength coach for the Baltimore Colts.
- Racing for Bel Air Datsun, Howard Chilcoat won the All-American 200 Bicycle Race, held at Sandy Point Racetrack in Darlington. Chilcoat took the lead on lap 73 and never looked back. Finishing second in the field of 23 entrants was Pete Daniels, riding for Pete’s Cycle, while Jim Kaidy, riding for Lutz’s Panasonic, finished third by less than one second. Bob Hooper, sponsored by Tri State Trophies, placed fourth.
- Havre de Grace announced the addition of local football standout Macon Tucker to its football and track coaching staffs. Tucker was a two-sport standout at Aberdeen High School before continuing at HCC and Springfield College. After completing his education at Indiana State University, Tucker joined the Warriors as a physical education teacher.
- The Whiteford Motorcycle Club hosted the second annual Whiteford Hill Climb. A total of 125 motorcyclists, competing in the youth and expert divisions, attempted to conquer the Whiteford Quarry hill before a crowd of more than 500 spectators. In a best-two-of-three series, Whiteford’s Morgan Rickey, riding a 500cc Yamaha, defeated Bob Coldiron, who competed on a 750cc three-cylinder Kawasaki.
- The Fallston Fins Swim Team emerged from the shadow of Campus Cabana Swim Club by winning the championship meet, 225–221. Thanks to the effort of George Hector, who swam the winning anchor leg of the medley relay, Fallston came from behind to defeat Campus for just the first time ever. Ten years later, George Hector would go on to win the 1986 World Powerlifting Championships. He also set the world deadlift record at that event, a mark that stood for six years.
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