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Title: Floyd Simmons oral history interview 3, 2004 April 7
Creator: Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
Date Created: 2004-04-07
Subjects--Topical: War, Veterans, Universities and colleges, College sports, College students, College-student veterans, Decathlon, Decathlon--Training, Athletes, Olympics, Olympic athletes, Motion pictures, Acting, Photography
Description: In this last of three interviews, Floyd "Chunk" Simmons discusses his activities after serving in World War II, including his time in the Olympics and in Hollywood as an actor. After the war, Mr. Simmons attended the University of North Carolina a...

Title: John Lafferty oral history interview, 2004 October 11
Creator: Lafferty, John, 1947-
Date Created: 2004-10-11
Subjects--Topical: Track and field, College sports, Segregation, Student government, Courts, African American college students--Political activity, Race relations, Universities and colleges--Social aspects
Description: John Lafferty recounts his experience attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the late 1960s. A founding member of UNC Charlotte's track and field team, he discusses the team's creation, the camaraderie between the teammates, an...