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1958 National Championship 20k Walk at Patterson Park

April 28th, 1958: Ron Laird, of the New York Pioneer Club, wins the National Championship 20k Walk in Baltimore by walking 13 laps around the perimeter of Patterson Park in tight boy-shorts. Since it was still the wholesome 1950s he … Continue reading

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