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1. Jay Silvester, 1961

Jay Silvester, 1961

Description: Series of eighteen black and white photographs of American discus throwerJay Silvester illustrating his form as he exectutes a throw at a 1961 track meet held in Stuttgart, Germany.

2. Mel Renfro, 1961-63

Mel Renfro, 1961-63

Description: Black and white photo of University of Oregon football player and track athlete Mel Renfro, who competed for the Ducks from 1961-63, carrying a discus, a shot, and a javelin near McArthur Court.

3. Dave Weill

Description: Sequence of 17 black and white photos illustrating the discus-throwing form of Stanford's Dave Weill, taken at Hayward Field in the early 1960s. Text at upper left indicates he acheived a distance of 192 feet.

4. Steve Anderson

Description: Black and white photo of University of Oregon track and field athlete Steve Anderson, wearing the uniform of the Emerald Empire Athletic Association (now the Oregon Track Club) and holding a discus during a meet held at Hayward Field in the early 1960s.

5. Discus

Description: Series of 17 black and white photos of an unidentified American discus thrower showing his throwing form.

6. Discus

Description: Series of 18 black and white photos of an unidentified discus thrower showing his throwing form

7. OSU's Tim Vollmer prepares to throw the discus

OSU's Tim Vollmer prepares to throw the discus

8. OSU athlete Tim Vollmer prepares to throw the discus

OSU athlete Tim Vollmer prepares to throw the discus

Description: Visible in the background is Snell Hall.

9. Tim Vollmer throws the discus

Tim Vollmer throws the discus

Description: Don Tollefson is standing back as Tim Vollmer throws the discus. Tim Vollmer, from Portland's Benson High School, placed 2nd in the NCAA championships in 1969 and 1970 and was All American both years. He was team co-captain in 1969; most improved athlete in 1968 and most inspirational athlete in 1969. Vollmer's best throw was 204'2" in 1968 and 1969. He went on after graduation to the U.S. National Championships and was on the 1972 Olympic Team.