EP01: Harold Connolly
Manage episode 382900364 series 3523255
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Slip on your ballet shoes and get ready for some Cold War romance! This episode, the Lame History crew takes a look at the life of Olympic hammer-thrower Harold Connolly.
SHOW NOTES:
Dive into “Lame History,” an hour-long podcast exploring the lesser known stories of disabled figures who shaped history as we know it today. With candid banter, enlightening stories, and a bit of wit, “Lame History” illuminates a side of our past you probably didn’t learn in school. Welcome to the most accessible history lesson you’ll ever experience.
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(Sources in Chronological Order)
November 25, 1956
110 https://www.nytimes.com/1956/11/25/archives/connolly-will-retire-hammer-ace-cites-strain-on-his-weak-left-arm.html?searchResultPosition=58 (NY Times, November 25, 1956) 110
November 25, 1956
133 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/11/25/88492839.html?pageNumber=225
March 3, 1957
122 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/03/archives/us-and-czech-olympic-stars-seek-to-wed-hammer-and-discus-throwers.html?searchResultPosition=22 (NY Times, March 3, 1957)
March 7, 1957
120 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/07/archives/discus-star-urges-zapotocky-to-let-her-wed-us-athlete-czech.html?searchResultPosition=26 (NY Times, March 7, 1957)
March 9, 1957
“Prague Visit Extended For U. S. Olympic Star - Speclal to The New York Times. PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia; March 8 -
March 10, 1957
118 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/10/archives/connolly-to-fight-to-wed-czech-girl.html?searchResultPosition=7 (NY Times, March 10, 1957)
CONNOLLY TO 'FIGHT’ TO WED CZECH GIRL
March 22, 1957
126 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/22/archives/czechs-bow-to-love-us-boy-gets-girl-prague-relents-us-boy-gets-girl.html?searchResultPosition=16 (NY Times, March 22, 1957)
“Czechs Bow to Love: U.S. Boy Gets Girl
March 23, 1957
127 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/23/archives/connollys-fiancee-applies-for-us-visa.html?searchResultPosition=5 (NY Times, March 23, 1957)
“CONNOLLY'S FIANCEE APPLIES FOR U.S. VISA - VIENNA, March 22 (P)
March 27, 1957
116 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/03/27/86702020.html?pageNumber=5 (From NY Times March 27, 1957)
“OLYMPIANS' WEDDING SET TODAY IN PRAGUE
March 28, 1957
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/03/28/84909982.html (March 28, 1957 in NY Times)
“ALL, PRAGUE AGOG AS ATHLETES WED
March 29, 1957
117 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/03/29/84724370.html?pageNumber=8 (NY Times, March 29, 1957)
March 29, 1957
125 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/29/archives/visa-awaits-czech-bride-us-officials-say-mrs-connolly-can-obtain.html?searchResultPosition=14 (NY Times, March 29, 1957)
“VISA AWAITS CZECH BRIDE
April 25, 1957
119 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/04/25/archives/newly-wed-olympic-winners-arrive-olympics-winner-here-with-bride.html?searchResultPosition=25 (NY Times, April 25, 1957)
April 27, 1957
123 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/04/27/archives/dulles-sees-connollys-says-he-hopes-remarks-aided-them-in-getting.html?searchResultPosition=12 (NY Times, April 27, 1957)
“WASHINGTON, April 26
April 2, 1958
124 https://www.nytimes.com/1958/08/02/archives/connollys-get-visa-will-visit-wifes-parents-in-prague-after-warsaw.html?searchResultPosition=13 (NY Times, April 2, 1958)
“CONNOLLYS GET VISA
July 13, 1958
114 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1958/07/13/91396416.html?pageNumber=169 (From NY Times July 13, 1958)
“Connollys' Visa Delayed. HELSINKI, Finland
May 29, 1960
113 https://www.nytimes.com/1960/05/29/archives/high-cost-of-olympics-may-bench-connollys.html?searchResultPosition=9 (NY Times, May 29, 1960)
October 15, 1962
106 https://www.nytimes.com/1962/10/15/archives/connollys-win-in-finland.html?searchResultPosition=44 (NY Times, October 15, 1962) 106
“Connollys Win in Finland. TAMPERE, Finland, Oct. 14 (AP)
January 17, 1964
112 https://www.nytimes.com/1964/01/17/archives/harold-and-olga-connolly-drill-for-last-flings-in-tokyo-games-coast.html?searchResultPosition=41 (NY Times, January 17, 1964)
“TAMPERE, Finland, Jan. 16
December 13, 1964
107 https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/13/archives/mrs-connolly-scores-us-amateur-approach.html?searchResultPosition=45 (NY Times, December 13, 1964) 107
“Mrs. Connolly Scores U.S. Amateur Approach - CULVER CITY, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPD)
October 17, 1968
111 https://www.nytimes.com/1968/10/17/archives/connolly-ousted-by-a-false-step-an-old-rule-is-overlooked-by-hammer.html?searchResultPosition=9 (NY Times, October 17, 1968)
“CONNOLLY OUSTED BY A FALSE STEP
January 30, 1972
105 https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/30/archives/olympic-dream-spurs-connollys.html?searchResultPosition=32 (NY Times, January 30, 1972) 105
“Olympic Dream Spurs Connolly
July 15, 1972
108 https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/15/archives/u-s-olympic-officials-unfair-to-women-mrs-connolly-says.html?searchResultPosition=62 (NY Times, July 15, 1972) 108
“U. S. Olympic Officials Unfair To Women, Mrs. Connolly Says
July 14, 1973
131 https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/14/archives/connolly-tells-senate-he-washooked-on-steroid.html https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/07/14/99156986.html?pageNumber=14 (NY Times from July 14, 1973)
December 13, 1991
December 13, 1991
128 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/13/sports/special-olympics-robert-lipsyte-at-last-harold-connolly-raises-both-arms.html?searchResultPosition=3 (from NY Times December 13, 1991)
August 19, 2010
102 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/sports/20connolly.html (from NY Times August 19, 2010) 102
OBITUARY
August 20, 2010
103 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/sports/20connolly.html 103
August 21, 2010
130 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/sports/22hammer.html
August 22, 2010
132 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/sports/22hammer.html
August 22, 2010
June 8, 2012
108 https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/15/archives/u-s-olympic-officials-unfair-to-women-mrs-connolly-says.html?searchResultPosition=62 (NY Times, July 15, 1972) 108
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