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In 1948, in tulare, california, bob mathias, a seventeenyearold high school student and star athlete, is persuaded by his coach to try out for the olympic games. In 1954 a film about his early life called the bob mathias story was released, in which he and his wife melba played themselves. Lyon with bob mathias, ward bond, melba mathias, howard petrie, year. United states olympic training center, a post he held from 1977 to 1983. One day the 17yearold californian is a regional prep star. He was an actor, known for the minotaur, the wild beast of crete 1960, the bob mathias story 1954 and china doll 1958.
The film begins with him as a 17yearold schoolboy in tulare, california where his high school track coach, played by ward bond, encourages. The bob mathias story is a film directed by francis d. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to the bob mathias story. I saw this as part of film class when i was in high school, and to no surprise, only one other user has seen this movie on letterboxd, and im the first to rate the movie. When he reached tulare high school, he was 6foot2 and.
Initially, i thought the first few frames, setting and characters resembled bob. Bob mathias went to my high school, and the movie was largely filmed at my home town. After the introduction and opening ceremony this tape jumps right into about 15 minutes of track coverage and then about 6 minutes of the field events. But when the time comes, is he ready to make the first move. Bob mathias was born on november 17, 1930 in tulare, california, usa as robert bruce mathias.
Bob mathias biography name, story, wife, school, born. Bob mathias synonyms, bob mathias pronunciation, bob mathias translation, english dictionary definition of bob mathias. The youngest man ever to win the olympic decathlon gold medal, and the only american ever to win it twice, mathias was also a movie star, u. A doctors son from tulare, in the san joaquin valley, mathias won the decathlon at the 1948 london games at a mere 17. Eight mens running events are covered showing everything up to 400 meters in its entirety. After his victory in 1948 at age 17, he returned to win a second olympic gold medal in 1952. Nous avons une grande collection des meilleurs films, le dernier et classique. To battle his anemia, he took iron and liver pills, which his physician father prescribed, and took frequent naps. Mathiass emergence as a decathlete on to the postwar scene was the stuff of schoolboy fiction. Robert bruce mathias united states athlete who won olympic gold medals in the decathlon bob mathias, mathias.
Bob mathias born 1930 was the youngest person ever to win. Bob mathias, byname of robert bruce mathias, born nov. His story, far from over, ends here with his victory in the 1952 olympics and with mathias in the u. This complete package when coupled with his fairytale triumph not only. Kralj petar i 2018 full movies online free, serbia. The film the bob mathias story 1954, produced by allied artists and. The great battle tells the story of the siege of ansi, where goguryeo forces held their fortress against 500,000 invading tang soldiers in a battle that raged for eightyeight days.
Bob mathias competed in the rose bowl and in the olympic decathlon in the same year. But as the film progressed, i was shocked to find so many similarities. The film begins with him as a 17yearold schoolboy in tulare, california where his high school track coach, played by ward bond, encourages him. After the 1952 olympics, mathias retired from athletic competition. The bob mathias story 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. For every classic pride of the yankees 1942 or eight men out 1988, theres a noted bomb like the babe ruth story 1948 or the bear 1988. Mathias, bob definition of mathias, bob by the free. Voirthe great battle film complet en streaming vf online hd the great battle.
California school boy and stanford university student bob mathias was the first man to win two olympic gold medals in the decathlon in the 1948 and 1952 olympics. Su nombre completo era robert bruce mathias, y nacio en tulare california. The film utilized extensive footage of the london and helsinki games, including actual footage of mathias triumphs. This is the official facebook page for the short film bob, directed by epk producer john gross inferno, dont breathe, the shallows.
He appeared in four films, one of which, the bob mathias story, was about. The bob mathias story 1954 the movie database tmdb. Secondly, its a rare print, this is not a new copy in fact it may be one of the only known copies as it is an original 1954 release print that came into the. Source for information on mathias, robert bruce bob. With bob mathias, rosanna schiaffino, alberto lupo, rik battaglia. Mathias also acted, and played himself in the 1954 movie, the bob mathias story. Bob mathias, who won the gold medal in the olympic decathlon in 1948 at age 17, and again four years later, then later served four terms in congress, died saturday in fresno, calif. The bob mathias story bob mathias ward bond melba mathias 1954 the twotime olympic decathlon champions bob mathias story is told, from age 17 until he joins the marines. The bob mathias story 1954 the twotime olympic decathlon champions bob mathias story is told, from age 17 until he joins the marines. He died on september 2, 2006 in fresno, california.
Mathias had a brief movie career and among the films he made was his life story. The story of the first man to win two consecutive olympic gold medals in the decathlon in london in 1948 and in helsinki in 1952. Bob mathias was born, the second of four children including older brother eugene, younger. A sketchy, toogoodtobetrue portrait of bob mathiaswhose story is worth telling better. He later became a congressman representing californias 18th district, serving in the 91st, 92nd, and 93rd congresses. This movie had bob mathias, ward bond, diane jergens in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. Mathias was raised in tulare, california, a farming community in the san joaquin valley. His highschool track coach in tulare, an unremarkable town in. Bob mathias biography, birth date, birth place and pictures.
The bob mathias story is a 1954 drama film directed by francis d. The film begins with him as a 17yearold schoolboy in tulare, california where his high school track coach, played by ward bond, encourages him to train for the olympics, with the dacathlon in mind. Mathias has decided that today is the day, that hell let frederik know he is in love with him. The film begins with him as a 17yearold schoolboy in tulare, california. The film begins with the 17yearold mathias distinguishing himself at the wembley athletic competition in 1949, then recounts his years at stanford university. As a congressman he served on the agriculture committee, the foreign affairs committee, and as a delegate to the house nato conferences. Regarder film the joker en streaming, telecharger film the joker gratuitement, voir film the joker en ligne. Bob mathias was only 17 years old when his high school track coach suggested that he take up the decathlon. Famous as both an athlete and a politician, mathias won gold medals in the decathlon events at the 1948 and 1952 olympic games and went on to serve during the late 1960s and early 1970s as an eighteenthdistrict california member of the united states house of representatives. Afflicted with anemia in boyhood, mathias developed strength by engaging in sports. Bob mathias definition of bob mathias by the free dictionary. The bob mathias story 1954 the bob mathias story 1954. On trial for claiming shed spoken to god, jeanne darc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials.
He was also the first person ever to win two olympic decathlons. Four years later he triumphed again in helsinkithe only man to win two gold medals in this composite of 10 track and field events. Bob costas hosts this nbc sports video that was released in 1992 with a total tape time of 96 minutes. A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15thcentury teenage warrior. Bob mathias was born on november 17, 1930 in tulare, california, usa as robert. The bob mathias story 1954 cast and crew moviefone. The bob mathias story 1954 cast and crew the twotime olympic decathlon champions bob mathias story is told, from age 17 until he joins the marines. Mathias decathlon victory remembered orange county register. Bob mathias olympic athletics united states of america.