Lloyd (Bud) Winter

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Lloyd C. Winter, better known as Bud (June 8, 1909 – December 6, 1985) was an American track and field coach who is regarded as one of the greatest sprint coaches in the world.[1] Over a 29-year coaching career (1941–1970) at the then San Jose State College, he produced 102 All-Americans, 27 who went on to become Olympians.

Included in the list of successes were

1961. Winter served as an assistant coach for the U.S. team at the 1964 Olympic Games
in Tokyo.

Early success

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SJSU Speed City

Before joining SJSC, Winter coached Harold Davis at Hartnell College in Salinas, California to tying the world record in the 100 metres. Davis never had the opportunity to compete in the Olympics, his peak years falling during World War II. During the war, Winter taught relaxation techniques to Naval pilots. Also during that time, Winter invented a life jacket that would automatically inflate if it came in contact with water. It was those same relaxation techniques taught to sprinters[3] that "allowed the speed to come out."

At SJSC, Winter's first success was

Silver Creek High School) to give SJSC the top two sprinters in the world.[3]

Also working with Winter as an assistant coach was

Bruce Jenner (later to be known as Caitlyn Jenner).[a]

Speed City

While he was coaching, he earned the University the nickname "Speed City".[6]

Legacy

The track stadium at San Jose State University was named Bud Winter Field it was one of the first tartan tracks in the world.[4] The track and field program was canceled in 1988 after a series of budget cuts and Title IX related decisions decimated the program. In August 2016, San Jose State University announcement the reinstatement of men's track and field, with the official program restart date of October 16, 2018 on the 50th anniversary of Tommie Smith and John Carlos demonstration on the Olympic Games podium [7]

After canceling the track and field program, the

CEFCU Stadium and Sharks Ice arena[8][9][10] During development, a replacement track on the parking garage's rooftop was considered but abandoned due to its projected cost. A tribute to the Speed City is planned for the site.[11] In 2022, the university began raising funds to build a $25 million Speed City Legacy Center, including a replacement track, at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds nearby.[12]

Author

Winter authored the book "So You Want to be a Sprinter," still one of the leading works on the subject of sprinting. There is also a video by the same name "So You Want to be a Sprinter". He wrote four books in total:

  1. So You Want to be a Sprinter (1956, 1973) with Jimson Lee
  2. The Rocket Sprint Start (1964) with Jimson Lee
  3. Jet Sprint Relay Pass (June 1, 1964, Tafnews Press,
    ISBN 978-9994556281
    )
  4. Relax and Win: Championship Performance in Whatever You Do (December 1, 1981, Oak Tree Publications,
    ISBN 978-0498025419
    ).

Death

Winter died on December 6, 1985 of a heart attack in Houston at the age of 76 after playing a game of Racquetball with Bert Bonanno,[3] one day before his induction into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[13] In 2010 he was inducted into the African-American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame[14]

Athletes coached by Winter

Notes

  1. ^ Jenner changed her name due to gender transition in 2015.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Lloyd (Bud) Winter". USATF. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "In '68, Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised - 08.05.91 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  3. ^ a b c "Lloyd "Bud" Winter". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-16. Speed City Era
  4. ^ a b "Bud Winter Biography, San Jose State University 1940-1970, Part 1". 2 March 2011.
  5. ^ Buzz Bissinger (June 1, 2015). "Introducing Caitlyn Jenner". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Bembry, Jerry (2016-08-02). "San Jose State to revive its fabled 'Speed City' track program". Andscape. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  7. ^ "SJSU Reinstates Men's Track and Field Program".
  8. ^ "SJSU Track & Field - Save Winter Field". Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  9. ^ "Bud Winter Field A Parking Lot? (Update)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  10. ^ "San Jose State plans to turn historic track into parking garage". The Mercury News. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  11. ^ "South Campus Recreational Field, Speed City Tribute & Parking Garage Plan Announced" (Press release). San Jose State Spartans. 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  12. ^ Pizarro, Sal (October 15, 2022). "San Jose State gets $9 million for 'Speed City' track and field facility". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "LLOYD (BUD) WINTER". The New York Times. 11 December 1985.
  14. ^ "AFRICAN AMERICAN ETHNIC SPORTS HALL OF FAME" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
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