TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - On this day in 1972, a Bowling Green Falcon was flying high in Munich. Track star Dave Wottle won the gold in the 800-meter race in the summer Olympics. 53 years later, 13 Action ...

BETHANY, W. Va. — Olympic gold medalist Dave Wottle spoke at Bethany College for the Bison's Homecoming of Champions. Wottle, a Canton native, competed in the 800-meter run at the 1972 Munich Olympics ...

Steve Jones - The 1984 world record marathon holder at Chicago (2:08:05), 2025 also marks the 40th anniversary of the fastest marathon Jones ever ran, leading right from the start and running 2:07:13.

As we watch the Olympic Games this year, some of us oldsters lament a sort of innocence and sense of wonder that has been lost in the past half-century. David Wottle of the U.S.A. comes in to win a ...

Todd Walker (right) has been BGSU’s play-by-play man in both football and men’s basketball since 2003. Here, he appears in 2012 at the Homecoming game along with BGSU alumnus and 1972 Olympic ...