Sam Colson Explained

Sam Colson (born March 24, 1951, born in Beloit, Kansas) is a former javelin thrower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics where he finished fifth.[1]

Competing for the Kansas Jayhawks track and field team, Colson won the 1973 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the javelin.[2]

In 1985, Colson was indicted for his involvement in the Clemson University steroid scandal.[3] [4] At the time, Colson was the strength and conditioning coach and women's track coach for Clemson. Along with the men's track coach Stan Narewski, Colson pleaded guilty to providing prescription drugs, including steroids, to student athletes at Clemson.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sam Colson . sports-reference . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/sam-colson-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . February 28, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2021-06-17 . 100 days of Kansas City-area Olympians: Sam Colson, javelin . 2024-05-17 . KSHB 41 Kansas City News . en.
  3. News: Drug Use Believed to Extend Beyond Two Schools in South. The New York Times. 1985-01-20. 2015-05-05. 0362-4331. Michael. Goodwin.
  4. News: SPORTS PEOPLE; 3 Coaches Indicted. The New York Times. 1985-03-05. 2015-05-05. 0362-4331.
  5. News: SPORTS PEOPLE; 2 Plead Guilty. The New York Times. 1985-03-12. 2015-05-05. 0362-4331.

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