EP73: The Disastrous 1904 Olympic Marathon and The Creator of The Coors Light Silver Bullett
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2021
⏱️ 43 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Professor Susan Brownell shares the story of how the Olympics ended up in St. Louis and the infamous marathon event and Marc Barrios tells the story of how he left his mark on the American Advertising Industry when he immigrated from Cuba as a refugee and went on to create the Coors Light Silver Bullet.
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00:00 The Disastrous 1904 Olympic Marathon
17:59 The Creator of The Coor Light Silver Bullett
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| 1:52.1 | favorites. And today, we have the story of the 1904 Olympics. Susan Brownell, professor |
| 1:58.5 | of anthropology at the University of Missouri St. Louis, is an expert in Olympic Games and Olympic history. She brings us the story. |
| 2:09.9 | I became interested in the Olympics as an athlete, actually. I mean, from the time I was quite young, I just really wanted to compete in the Olympic Games. |
| 2:19.4 | And one thing led to another, I got a full athletic scholarship to college, and I competed at the |
| 2:24.8 | at the level in track and field. But I just wasn't good enough to make an Olympic team. |
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