Brian Oldfield
Inducted: 2000
Sports: Track and Field
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One of the MT track and field's first superstars, Brian Oldfield set school records in the shot put in 1966 - 57' 7" indoors and 59' 2" outdoors. An outgoing, colorful athlete, after graduation, Oldfield was a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team and placed sixth.
In 1974, using the spin technique, Oldfield set the professional world shot put record at 75' 0," a feat that earned him fame as the first Blue Raider to make the cover of "Sports Illustrated." In 2000, he was named an honorable mention to Track and Field News' Men's All-Century Team. Oldfield went on to a career as a sports broadcaster and a college coach.
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