Friday, May 24 2013 10:54 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:54:22 GMT
We're learning more about a fire at 44th Street and 10th avenue in Rock Island. Rock Island police Lt. Steins says police responded to an aggravated battery situation and officers responded to a domesticMore >>
We're learning more about a fire at 44th Street and 10th avenue in Rock Island. Rock Island police Lt. Steins says police responded to an aggravated battery situation and officers responded to a domesticMore >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:46 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:46:07 GMT
QCA drivers are questioning their safety after a serious bridge collapse in Washington. "With that bridge out there, then you start thinking about things like that more," Betty Howell of Moline says. "WhenMore >>
QCA drivers are questioning their safety after a serious bridge collapse in Washington. "With that bridge out there, then you start thinking about things like that more," Betty Howell of Moline says. "WhenMore >>
Friday, May 24 2013 2:42 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:42:33 GMT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Investigators and volunteers have expanded their search for a missing Iowa girl. They're combing fields and woods for signs of 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard. The search area is 10More >>
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Investigators and volunteers have expanded their search for a missing Iowa girl. They're combing fields and woods for signs of 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard. The search area is 10More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:22 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:22:31 GMT
A great turn out by Quad Citians on Friday to support those affected by disaster. At the KWQC Broadcast Center on 805 Brady Street we collected $37,143 in the donation drop-off. All of that willMore >>
A great turn out by Quad Citians on Friday to support those affected by disaster. At the KWQC Broadcast Center on 805 Brady Street we collected $37,143 in the donation drop-off.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 1:06 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:06:21 GMT
Three men have been arrested on charges of bank fraud after police say hundreds of thousands of dollars were stolen. Under arrest are 38-year-old Fernando Sanchez-Guizar, 30-year-old Nicolas Armando Chavez-GarciaMore >>
Three men have been arrested on charges of bank fraud after police say hundreds of thousands of dollars were stolen. Under arrest are 38-year-old Fernando Sanchez-Guizar, 30-year-old Nicolas Armando Chavez-GarciaMore >>
The numbers speak for themselves. In his fifty eight year track career, Bud Smith from Clinton competed in 339 meets, winning the high jump 214 times. One of his most memorable victories came in the 1957 Kansas Relays when he defeated Jayhawk track star and future pro basketball great Wilt Chamberlain.
Smith says his goal on that day was to high jump six feet nine inches. Smith did just that, beating Chamberlain by three inches.
They called him Flying Floyd Smith, the barefoot boy. The kid who attended Mount Carroll High School. His family could not afford to buy him a pair of track shoes, so he competed barefoot.
Bud's illustrious track career allowed him to rub elbows with some of the sport's greatest names. Bob Richards, Rafer Johnson, and Jesse Owens to name a few. He traveled to compete in Master's events and became friends with athletes from several foreign countries.
Bud Smith's best high jump was six eleven and a quarter. His basement is like a museum, filled with numerous awards he has received over the years. He even has a mini track painted on his basement floor.
Bud plans to watch the Olympic High Jumpers competing at the London Summer Games. He predicts the winning high jump could be seven feet, ten inches. Smith likes all the track events, saying it gets so competitive.
