The Trials and Tribulations of a Teenage Discus Thrower.

A traditional Al Oerter Christmas tale that comes to you with all the compliments of the season.

41 years ago Olympic champion Al Oerter was so incensed by the killing of John Lennon that he had to put pen to paper

The only person Al Oerter ever called "his hero," Gil Hodges is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

In the '56 Melbourne Olympics , U.S. teammates Al Oerter and Bob Gutowski found themselves taking home more than medals at their 1st Games

On October 1st, 2007, Al Oerter passed from this earth. Since then, a mighty flood of tributes and memories continue to flow in.

Al Oerter was born on Sept 19, 1936. 40 years later, his father learned the truth about his birth certificate.

Illustrator and former weight thrower Case Ellerbroek is making his dynamic work: "Al Oerter Quadruple Olympic Champion" available to all.

Missed Part 1? Find it here Missed Part 2? Find it here Missed Part 3? Find it here Even though he had suffered through his sixth night...

Missed Part 1? Find it here Missed Part 2? Find it here Officially named The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, the 1964 Summer Olympics in...

Click here for Reggie Jagers' Olympic Profile Men’s Discus Qualifying Round: July 29th, 8:45pm EDT Men’s Discus Final Round: July 31st,...

Click here for Sam Mattis' Olympic Profile Men’s Discus Qualifying Round: July 29th, 8:45pm EDT Men’s Discus Final Round: July 31st,...

Click here for Mason Finley's Olympic Profile Men’s Discus Qualifying Round: Thursday, July 29th, 8:45pm Eastern Daylight Time (U.S.)...

Missed Part 1? Find it here Al Oerter remembers when L. Jay Silvester from Utah showed up at a meet one day in the blazing heat of...

With every step he heard the monotonous crunch of the iced-up snow as he walked towards the throwing circle at West Babylon Jr. High...

De Coubertin and Oerter legacies in historic collaboration to mark Olympic Day

Illustrator and former weight thrower Case Ellerbroek brings back an iconic Al Oerter Olympic moment in full living colour

After Al Oerter's miraculous 4 year comeback to Olympic form, he was denied a shot at a 5th gold medal but received far greater accolades

For Olympian Al Oerter and friends, with track & field at its zenith in Europe, getting to premier events was easy; getting home was not.

Help us to solve the mystery of Al Oerter's Last Throw...It's of Olympic Proportions!