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So You Want to be a Sprinter

Bud Winter

The original two versions (1956, 1973) written by Bud Winter famous coach of the San Jose State Spartan track and field teams from 1941 to 1974 , were used to train many Olympic medalists and dozens of world record holders. The new 2010 edition combines the best of both versions, and includes detail...

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Bud Winter wrote a how-to manual "So You Want To Be a Sprinter" that became a must-read for coaches and athletes. The manual included cartoon characters called "Jack Champ" and "Joe Chump" to illustrate the proper and improper ways to execute Bud's techniques.

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Bud held coaching clinics nonstop. He wrote a how-to manual, "So You Want to Be a Sprinter", that became a must-read for coaches and athletes alike.

— Episode: Relax and Win from Legacy of Speed

Episode: Relax and Win from Legacy of Speed

Bud Winter wrote a how-to manual "So You Want To Be a Sprinter" that became a must-read for coaches and athletes. The manual included cartoon characters called "Jack Champ" and "Joe Chump" to illustrate the proper and improper ways to execute Bud's techniques.

"

Bud held coaching clinics nonstop. He wrote a how-to manual, "So You Want to Be a Sprinter", that became a must-read for coaches and athletes alike.

In it, two cartoon sprinters helped demonstrate the right way and the wrong way to execute Bud's techniques. Their names were Jack Champ and Joe Chump. Their coach is a Bud-like figure named Igor Beaver. Get it? Igor Beaver.

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