Harry Jerome was Canada's most promising track and field athlete in 1959, when he was only nineteen years old and on his way to the Rome Olympics. By 1962, following a horrifying leg injury, there was every reason to believe his racing career was ended. However, Jerome was not only a great on the track; he was also a fierce competitor off it. Thus began his ascent to what his coach, the famous Bill Bowerman, dubbed "track and field's greatest comeback." Through years of unprecedented political turmoil, personal adversity, and racial warfare, Harry Jerome put his head down and ran, demonstrating a character strength and wilful perseverance every bit as impressive as his record-setting athleticism.
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Harry Jerome was Canada's most promising track and field athlete in 1959, when he was only nineteen years old and on his way to the Rome Olympics. By 1962, following a horrifying leg injury, there was every reason to believe his racing career was ended. However, Jerome was not only a great on the track; he was also a fierce competitor off it. Thus began his ascent to what his coach, the famous Bill Bowerman, dubbed "track and field's greatest comeback." Through years of unprecedented political turmoil, personal adversity, and racial warfare, Harry Jerome put his head down and ran, demonstrating a character strength and wilful perseverance every bit as impressive as his record-setting athleticism.
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