23-page program for an exhibition track meet held at the University of Oregon on September 3, 1956. This was the first U.S. Track Team Exhibition Meet. The meet drew participants from around the globe. Eight world record holders, including Charlie Dumas (high jump) and Franklin Held (javelin), participated in the meet. Of the 36 U.S. Olympic team members scheduled to take part in the meet, only 29 competed. Other entrants included collegiate stars and international athletes, many of whom were Olympians.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon miler Dyrol Burleson breaking the tape at the finish of a race at Hayward Field in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon distance runner Dyrol Burleson during a relay race at Hayward Field during the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football coach Len Casanova taken through the space created by an unidentified player's akimbo arm at a practice near Hayward Field. Casanova led the Ducks from 1951-66.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon football coach Len Casanova talking on a telephone. Casanaova served as head football coach from 1951-66 and as director of athletics from 1967-70.