TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - On this day in 1972, a Bowling Green Falcon was flying high in Munich. Track star Dave Wottle won the gold in the 800-meter race in the summer Olympics. 53 years later, 13 Action ...
BETHANY, W. Va. — Olympic gold medalist Dave Wottle spoke at Bethany College for the Bison's Homecoming of Champions. Wottle, a Canton native, competed in the 800-meter run at the 1972 Munich Olympics ...
Editor's note: This Monday After column originally appeared in the Repository in August 2021. It is being republished with the Paris 2024 Summer Games underway and Stark County resident Marcus ...
BRISTOL, Tenn. –– Famed 1972 Olympic gold medalist Dave Wottle — whose come-from-behind victory in the 800 meters still ranks among the most exciting races in track & field history – told a King ...