Marty Glickman – Brooklyn To Berlin To Broadcasting

When Marty Glickman awoke in Berlin’s Olympic Village on the morning of August 8, 1936, he thought ahead to the race he’d be running that day in front of more than 100,000 spectators… He imagined taking the baton from his teammate Sam Stoller and sprinting down the backstretch, running clear of the competition, and handing the baton cleanly to Foy Draper. A dominant victory for the U.S. in the semi-final 4×100-meter relay would be a prelude to their gold medal run in the finals a day later.