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No, in 79 it was still cinders. Worked for the PD and my

Posted on: August 11, 2023 at 14:40:30 CT
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post during games that season was north end zone, field level, east side. When wind would ship up the dust from the cinders would get carried into my face. I wore hard contact lenses back them and, OMG it was pure pain trying to blink that sh*t out.

Not sure when the track got upgraded to rubberized asphalt, or tartan or whatever it was.
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Field with the track covered in turf... - Lerxst MU - 8/11 11:11:04
     Major improvement. Thank goodness it’s gone!!! nm - MATO MU - 8/11 19:52:02
     RIP to the old track. Been there since the stadium . . . - Tigerborn MU - 8/11 13:19:42
          My frosh year.........nm - tigertix MU - 8/11 17:19:29
          Not exactly the same track... - BowlBoundTiger MU - 8/11 16:28:14
          Here it is in 1926 nearing completion - FIJItiger MU - 8/11 15:13:33
               RE: Here it is in 1926 nearing completion - pinkman MU - 8/11 20:45:56
          No, in 79 it was still cinders. Worked for the PD and my - Tigrrrr! MU - 8/11 14:40:30
               How many black fans you tackle then - meatiger MU - 8/12 08:18:25
               lol, what are you saying no to? do you - SwampTiger MU - 8/11 15:01:47
                    You are truly the board jack ass(nm) - Genco98 MU - 8/11 19:04:03
                    That the track changed significantly from cinders in 1979 - Tigrrrr! MU - 8/11 16:37:27
                    he is saying the picture isn't from 1975.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 8/11 15:14:45
                         why would he say that? does he think - SwampTiger MU - 8/11 16:05:19
                         It's from 1975. There was a cinder track then and a . . . - Tigerborn MU - 8/11 15:58:51
                              The cinders were black/grey. They sucked. - Tigrrrr! MU - 8/11 16:41:05
                                   I do agree that ALL cinder tracks sucked. Our . . . - Tigerborn MU - 8/11 22:04:51
                                        But, not that it's particularly significant, the cinders. . - Tigerborn MU - 8/11 22:15:15
               Yep, I've got a picture of the Mizzou/Texas game in '79 - Fourth and Long MU - 8/11 14:56:21
          Look at that glorious grass!(nm) - TrumpToRushmore MU - 8/11 14:02:30
          not saying you but people are nostalgic about the - TigerA MU - 8/11 13:34:46
               The track has shrunk over the years (as you could see . . . - Tigerborn MU - 8/11 13:51:12
                    the asphalt track was not even the same path as the - SuperTone MU - 8/12 09:26:48
                    We need some SEC-quality shrubberies. (nm) - Tigrrrr! MU - 8/11 14:41:15
                    It hasnt actually been a track in a long time - alwaysright MU - 8/11 13:57:25
          good riddance imo (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 8/11 13:30:31
     Next, rock 'M' to luxury decks...(nm) - TrumpToRushmore MU - 8/11 13:16:48
     Big improvement. Looks good (nm) - samclemens MU - 8/11 13:01:31
     What about the firetruck? Wasn't that the main reason that - Fourth and Long MU - 8/11 12:28:38
          Pretty sure a fire truck can drive on turf just fine.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 8/11 12:56:58
          Can you get me a deal on these for the entire family - Nohawks KC - 8/11 12:40:03
               Do they still have pleather recliners in the end zone?(nm) - Erwin Fletcher STL - 8/11 12:53:51
     Awesome, lawsuit avoided(nm) - Erwin Fletcher STL - 8/11 11:25:42
     Surprised we didn't see more injuries on the track (nm) - Columbian Gold MU - 8/11 11:20:30
          Slippage with screw-in cleats were most likely... - BowlBoundTiger MU - 8/11 16:30:24
          Hold my beer - Omniturf.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 8/11 13:06:18
          Same. I got a little anxious every time a player ran out of - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 8/11 12:51:38
               Me too. It was a Henry Josey-like injury in the making nm - TigerDeep MU - 8/11 13:09:15
     Looks great.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 8/11 11:12:46
          It really does (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU - 8/11 12:19:16




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