(Original Caption) USA's Dave Wottle (r), of Canton, Ohio races across the finish line inches ahead of Soviet Union's Evgeni Arzhanov in the official finish photo of the Olympic 800 meters run at the ...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - On this day in 1972, a Bowling Green Falcon was flying high in Munich. Track star Dave Wottle won the gold in the 800-meter race in the summer Olympics. 53 years later, 13 Action ...
BETHANY, W. Va. — Olympic gold medalist Dave Wottle spoke at Bethany College for the Bison's Homecoming of Champions. Wottle, a Canton native, competed in the 800-meter run at the 1972 Munich Olympics ...
"Stand by for the kick of Dave Wottle," says ABC sports announcer Jim McKay in the 800 meters at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Get up-to-the-minute news sent ...
As we watch the Olympic Games this year, some of us oldsters lament a sort of innocence and sense of wonder that has been lost in the past half-century. David Wottle of the U.S.A. comes in to win a ...