[Free Vulcan]

Oerter was the man, I remember reading about him when I was a kid. At the time he seemed like a Greek god come to life.

[Free Vulcan]

Pic from the glory days.

[Young Werther]

I lettered in the shot put and discus in 1960. I attended Belleville High in Belleville NJ. In my senior year 1961, I followed a weight lifting and stretching regime that Oerter suggested.

That year, our school district had changed the field of play from 90% as measured from the discus circle to 60%. I had an early release and had more out of bounds throws during my senior year. The school record was 128' and I had come close. I still scored enough wins to letter again but the sad fact was my last throw, in my last meet, was along the old 90 degree boundary but out of bounds. The measurement was 142" but.....no throw! Al was a true inspiration otherwise!