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zihuatapulco t1_j121wrd wrote

I saw Beamon break that record live at the Mexico City olympics in '68 when I was a kid. The announcers and the entire stadium went bananas. Some spectators started shouting, "¡Hombre pájaro!" (Birdman!)

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bobcat7781 t1_j158mlb wrote

That beats my version of seeing it live ... on t.v. Way cool.

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zihuatapulco t1_j160oee wrote

My dad knew someone who knew someone and I got lucky.

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