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any old farts out there remember the Franz Klammer run to
Feb 15, 2018, 3:07 PM
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win gold in the downhill on his final run? Innsbruck Austria, 1976. Still one of the damnedest things I've ever seen in sports. He threw himself down that course with reckless abandon, was constantly on the verge of wiping out, but somehow kept from falling. It was frigging amazing...
For me, it ranks right up there with the Miracle on Ice for great Winter Olympics moments.
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Re: any old farts out there remember the Franz Klammer run to
Feb 15, 2018, 3:30 PM
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Yes, it was wild and highly entertaining. If my memory serves me, Bernhard Russi or Rossi? Won the Silver medal.
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Re: any old farts out there remember the Franz Klammer run to
Feb 15, 2018, 4:07 PM
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yep - a young lad back then but remember him well. guy was amazing and that run was ridiculous
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YES
Feb 15, 2018, 4:21 PM
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There are old farts out here
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no, but
Feb 15, 2018, 4:34 PM
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To celebrate the old fart thread, I would like to sing an old jingle
Pickens County Produce
P-C-P
Open seven to eleven, seven days a week.
I forgot the rest
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I remember this little jingle for them:
Feb 15, 2018, 5:23 PM
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Pickens County Produce,
on the Easley by-pass...
in Easley SC.
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Re: I remember this little jingle for them:
Feb 15, 2018, 5:40 PM
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I was a student at Clemson during that time and remember Franz well. I also remember the PCP owned by the Brooks family. The son, Tommy Brooks, now owns Harley Davidson of Greenville.
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Re: any old farts out there remember the Franz Klammer run to
Feb 15, 2018, 4:39 PM
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It was astonishing. There's been nothing like that run since. Thousands of Austrians lined the course pulling for him.
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Remember it well
Feb 15, 2018, 4:49 PM
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He trained by doing farm work. Austrian national pride was on the line
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Re: any old farts out there remember the Franz Klammer run to
Feb 15, 2018, 6:16 PM
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Remember Bill Johnson in 1984 better.
RIP
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Re: any old farts out there remember the Franz Klammer run to
Feb 15, 2018, 10:47 PM
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Me too
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One of the greatest perfromances under pressure in sports
Feb 15, 2018, 6:36 PM
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ever. He was from Austria so the home crowd prssure was huge and he came through in a big way.
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Re: any old farts out there remember the Franz Klammer run to
Feb 15, 2018, 9:52 PM
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Yes it was absolutely amazing! I don't want to steal the OP's thunder but a couple of other factors are worth noting. Russi made his run early in the day. In fact he was the third guy out. Conditions were good and Russi posted a blistering time. As the day went along the course became icy and Russi's time held up. By the time Klamner got to the starting line as the last man of the day, there wasn't much hope that he would beat Russi as the slope was treacherous. The rest is history. Truly a monumental performance.
Message was edited by: orangecoloredglasses®
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Re: any old farts out there remember the Franz Klammer run to
Feb 15, 2018, 10:54 PM
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I thought it was incredible watching that with my parents even at 9 years old.
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AGREED 110%!!! I was 11 years old and I remember that
Feb 15, 2018, 11:02 PM
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Run by Klammer like it was yesterday. That has to go down as one of the greatest athletic feats in history. Dud comes out of nowhere and completely sacrifices his body to accomplish what seemed to be an insurmountable time.
Thanks for being that up and reminding us of that remarkable event!
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It was obvious he wasn't going to make it...
Feb 16, 2018, 10:22 AM
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until he did.
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