TALKS & ESSAYS

  • Passing the Baton

    Passing the Baton

    Former San José State sprinters Ray Norton and Bob Poynter share their personal experiences with Urla Hill.

  • Because They Believed

    Because They Believed

    Documentary film with interviews of athletic trailblazers that were the first to break through racial barriers to participate in professional sports.

  • San Jose State’s Yoshihiro Uchida teaches more than just judo

    San Jose State’s Yoshihiro Uchida teaches more than just judo

    The 98-year-old coach leads his teams to the statue honoring Tommie Smith and John Carlos

  • Reconstructing Fame

    Reconstructing Fame

    Sports Historian Urla Hill contributes to book of essays about twentieth-century athletes whose careers were affected by racism.

  • Japantown Hero

    Interview: Coach Yoshihiro “Yosh” Uchida helped make judo an international sport, and spearheaded the revitalization of his hometown neighborhood.

  • Bud Winter

    Bud Winter

    Biography of Coach ‘Bud’ Winter architect of ‘Speed City’