Aug 2, 1932-Montreal blows the Olympics away....

We mentioned that Montrealer Hilda Strike's goldworthy 100 meter Olympic run (even though they stole the gold from her) was considered only the second biggest Montreal story of August 2, 1932. Her triumph was supplanted by Alex Wilson, also of Montreal, who won the silver medal in the 800 meters, coming behind only England's Ted Hampson.

Wilson trained at Notre Dame and went on to become such a great coach there that to this day one, The Alex Wilson Invitational - of the most prestigious running events - is named after him. We're a bit short of photos of the Wilson, as you can see.