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Anyone remember Mark Spitz?

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Anyone remember Mark Spitz?
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Anyone remember Mark Spitz?
August 19, 2016 at 3:43 pm
I don't know what made me remember him, since it''s 44 years ago and these Olympics got infamous because of the attack on the Israeli team. But for some reasons I can't get him out of my head right now. He kept me glued to the screen when I was still a little child.
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RE: Anyone remember Mark Spitz?
August 19, 2016 at 3:56 pm
I was in high school then. He was pretty heavily promoted.
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August 19, 2016 at 3:59 pm
I remember my mother and me holding thumbs for him, although we were rather local patriots when it came to sports.
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August 19, 2016 at 4:00 pm
I remember his name being attached to Olympic swimming back in the 80s but not much more than that. Not a huge fan of the Olympics.
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August 19, 2016 at 4:02 pm
(August 19, 2016 at 4:00 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I remember his name being attached to Olympic swimming back in the 80s but not much more than that. Not a huge fan of the Olympics.

His real highlight were the '72 Olympics. That I remember him at all says something, since I never been a fan of swimming.
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August 19, 2016 at 4:08 pm
Never heard of him.

I guess the age difference is showing.
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August 19, 2016 at 5:26 pm
Didn't he become a dentist or something?

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August 19, 2016 at 5:28 pm
(August 19, 2016 at 5:26 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Didn't he become a dentist or something?

Which doesn't pay badly. But I didn't look up what became of him on purpose, since this is memory lane for me.
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RE: Anyone remember Mark Spitz?
August 19, 2016 at 5:35 pm
I was a year old.... so .... no.
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August 19, 2016 at 7:44 pm
One of my sisters had a poster of him. When she wasn't around I'd stare at it.

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