Al Oerter Assaults the 200 ft. Discus Barrier and the World Record on a Cool Night in Los Angeles

As Al Oerter headed off for a weekend drive of the northeast, he decided to go to where the road leads him

You may be astonished to find Al Oerter’s approach to competition was like nothing you’ve ever heard before.

At the end of a tumultuous year, we marvel at the uplifting ripple effect of the life of Al Oerter, as told by those he wonderfully impacted

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

Al Oerter, experienced the magic, uncertainty, camaraderie, passion, and unbridled joy of his first Olympics

The Choice Was His to Make

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

The Genealogy of a Discus Record

The Genealogy of a Discus Record

A Letter to Cathy

Hosted by acclaimed throwing coach Joe Frontier of ThrowBIG/ThrowFAR, I appeared on my first podcast to talk about Al Oerter's legacy and...

When Wilt Chamberlain's First Love was Track & Field

Law & Oerter: Locking Up the Gold

An Olympic Meeting for the Birds

An Ode to Macadam Fields

Olympian Al Oerter's Trials and Tribulations...A Mother's Day Tribute

One Man’s Lifelong Ascent Towards the Olympic Ideal

The Man Who Thought He Could Not Coach Was the Greatest Teacher of All

Al Oerter Runs the Only Race of his Track & Field Career…kind of