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He hit the ground running: Pioneering women's track coach, Fred Thompson dies at 85 - New York Daily News
He hit the ground running: Pioneering women's track coach, Fred Thompson dies at 85 - New York Daily News
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Fred Thompson, National High School Track and Field Hall of Fame Class of 2019, Intro Video - YouTube
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USATF Night of Legends - News - Steve Lewis, Sandra Farmer-Patrick, John Powell and the late coach Fred Thompson elected to National Track & Field Hall of Fame, Class of 2019 - USATF
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USATF on Twitter: "The late coach Fred Thompson is inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame as one of his former athletes, Lynette Diaz Miller, accepts the award in
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