Running Shoes - Boston, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 42° 21.600 W 071° 03.249
19T E 330839 N 4691791
These bronze running shoes honoring Bill Rogers can be seen at the famous Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WM16RDF
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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The plaque that features a pair of running shoes in high relief reads:

"BILL ROGERS
'BOSTON BILLY'
IN HONOR OF HIS 1989 INDUCTION INTO THE NATIONAL TRACK & Field Hall OF FAME, HIS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN DISTANCE RUNNING AND UNFALTERING DEDICATION TO THE BOSTON COMMUNITY. A LOCAL HERO AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR, BILL RODGERS SET A NEW STANDARD FOR ROAD-RACING ACHIEVEMENT.

FOUR TIME WINNER OF THE BOSTON MARATHON
1975, 1978, 1979, 1980

PLAQUE DEDICATED MARCH 27, 2000 BY RONZONI PASTA
& THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION"

About Bill Rogers - (visit link)
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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 03/27/2000

Where is this sculpture?:
1 S Market St,
Boston, MA United States
02109

Sculptors Name: Unknown

Website for sculpture?: Not listed
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