Dick Buerkle

American Olympic runner.
Died on Monday June 22nd 2020

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@clawlor: Aquinas grad and two-time U.S. Olympian Dick Buerkle dies at age 72 - 4 years ago

@AndersonJpa49: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@JeffBenjaminrun: RT @RunBlogRun: Dick Buerkle, the sport remembers... - RunBlogRun - 4 years ago

@worldexpress: RIP to US Olympian Dick Buerkle 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 #trackandfield - 4 years ago

@BerksCatholicXC: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@jhd16: Villanova Athletics Mourns Passing of Track & Field Great Dick Buerkle - 4 years ago

@RunBlogRun: Dick Buerkle with #roddixon, #jimryun, #frankshorter from 1996 Philadelphia Masters Mile. #bringbackthemile,… - 4 years ago

@RunBlogRun: Dick Buerkle was a walk on at Villanova. He had high school PBs of 4:32 at mile and 10:28 at 2 miles. He became a s… - 4 years ago

@RunBlogRun: On January 13, 1978, Dick Buerkle set a mile World record of 3:54.9, after just barely making the meet due to bad… - 4 years ago

@ddritzenhein: RT @RunBlogRun: Dick Buerkle died this past weekend, at the age of 72. He was an iconic athlete. This photo is from the 1978 Wanamaker mile… - 4 years ago

@JeffBenjaminrun: RT @RunBlogRun: Dick Buerkle died this past weekend, at the age of 72. He was an iconic athlete. This photo is from the 1978 Wanamaker mile… - 4 years ago

@RunBlogRun: Dick Buerkle died this past weekend, at the age of 72. He was an iconic athlete. This photo is from the 1978 Wanama… - 4 years ago

@hoosierdfh: RT @CraigVirgin: This morning, we lost a good friend of mine & teammate on my ‘76 & ‘80 Olympic Teams in the 5000 m. I believe that 72 yea… - 4 years ago

@Villanova_Alum: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@CharlesKuhn11: Was fortunate enough to see Dick Buerkle set the indoor mile WR at my alma mater, the University of Maryland back i… - 4 years ago

@TRock97: @Slim_Shawny1 Yeah man. - 4 years ago

@JeffBenjaminrun: RT @EamonnCoghlan1: Sad news. Dick Buerkle was a great & hard working athlete @NovaTrackXC & true gent. His world indoor mile record was th… - 4 years ago

@theshoeaddicts: RT @RunBlogRun: Dick Buerkle, the sport remembers... - RunBlogRun - 4 years ago

@koesterw: RT @DyeStat: Distance Legend Dick Buerkle Dies - 4 years ago

@insider_running: RT @RunBlogRun: Dick Buerkle, the sport remembers... - RunBlogRun - 4 years ago

@RunBlogRun: Dick Buerkle, the sport remembers... - RunBlogRun - 4 years ago

@JeffBenjaminrun: RT @RunBlogRun: Stay Tuned As Runblogrun’s Jeff Benjamin Has Reached Out To The Sport’s Legends - Including Many In This Room- For Tributes… - 4 years ago

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@PSYIFINOTlC: :( henderson fam look - 4 years ago

@BobReally45: @salmaiorana @DandC Really enjoyed your article about Dick Buerkle in today’s paper. I was a little surprised it i… - 4 years ago

@martybrown15: Dick Buerkle, the sport remembers... - RunBlogRun: - 4 years ago

@diane672: Villanova Athletics Mourns Passing of Track & Field Great Dick Buerkle - 4 years ago

@runnerspace: Distance Legend Dick Buerkle Dies - 4 years ago

@mwarman: RT @tracksuperfan: Dick Buerkle’s earthly race is over. Went from walk-on at @NovaTrackXC to two-time Olympian and world indoor mile record… - 4 years ago

@Nekrologium: Dick Buerkle, US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet, am 22.06.2020 im Alter von 72 Jahren - - 4 years ago

@VillanovaDigLib: RT @FalveyLibrary: RIP Dick Buerkle, a truly towering figure in @NovaAthletics history. You can learn more about his accomplishments and se… - 4 years ago

@BPHallofFame15: ..I was honored to meet Dick (right) while he was in Philly at the WAWA mile which pitted some legends of the sport… - 4 years ago

@BPHallofFame15: We are sorry to hear of the passing of Dick Buerkle. A legendary distance runner. Part of 2 NCAA XC Championships… - 4 years ago

@FalveyLibrary: RIP Dick Buerkle, a truly towering figure in @NovaAthletics history. You can learn more about his accomplishments a… - 4 years ago

@opeyemi041: Dick Buerkle Death Dead – Dick Buerkle Obituary: Cause of Death - 4 years ago

@LannoyeGreg: RIP Dick Buerkle. - 4 years ago

@AbeGordon: RT @AbeGordon: Absolute legend...was lucky to have talked running with him more than a few times. A world class athlete who spent the last… - 4 years ago

@PfaffSC: RT @tracksuperfan: Dick Buerkle’s earthly race is over. Went from walk-on at @NovaTrackXC to two-time Olympian and world indoor mile record… - 4 years ago

@MacKidDunwoody: RT @dunwoodynorth: Dunwoody High School, did you know the history of Dick Buerkle. In 1978 he broke the 4 minute mile. In 1992, he began t… - 4 years ago

@pelota_en: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@AlanIAbramowitz: Atlantan Dick Buerkle, Olympian and former world-record holder, dies - 4 years ago

@Wiesel_Flink: Another Great #Olympia'n dies with Dick #Buerkle at 72. The runner, who was participant at 1976 & 1980 #Olympics, a… - 4 years ago

@boyz_track: RT @ChrisChavez: "Disappointed with a ninth-place finish in his Olympic heat, he quit running to sell contact lenses in Buffalo. After a ye… - 4 years ago

@peterrea1: Dick Buerkle you will be missed. I always enjoyed bending your ear and getting your take on the state of running af… - 4 years ago

@DugganBob: RT @tracksuperfan: Dick Buerkle’s earthly race is over. Went from walk-on at @NovaTrackXC to two-time Olympian and world indoor mile record… - 4 years ago

@fleetfeetroc: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@dougemblidge: .@13WHAM Aquinas grad Dick Buerkle, Olympian & former record holder in the indoor mile, died this week at 72. Once,… - 4 years ago

@c70convertable: RT @DyeStat: Distance Legend Dick Buerkle Dies - 4 years ago

@dead_wikipedia: Dick Buerkle - 4 years ago

@ritchieontrack: Jim Grelle passed away two days ago and now Dick Buerkle is gone. Sad news. - 4 years ago

@ColibriRunning: RT @DyeStat: Distance Legend Dick Buerkle Dies - 4 years ago

@BaderAlnzal: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@ddritzenhein: @DyeStat @runnerspace Dick Buerkle is one of the reasons I had a bald head in one point of my running career - 4 years ago

@ddritzenhein: RT @DyeStat: Distance Legend Dick Buerkle Dies - 4 years ago

@runnerspace: RT @DyeStat: Distance Legend Dick Buerkle Dies - 4 years ago

@KirkElias: RT @tracksuperfan: Dick Buerkle’s earthly race is over. Went from walk-on at @NovaTrackXC to two-time Olympian and world indoor mile record… - 4 years ago

@PfaffSC: RT @ChrisChavez: "Disappointed with a ninth-place finish in his Olympic heat, he quit running to sell contact lenses in Buffalo. After a ye… - 4 years ago

@amylbryce: RT @rmkjr2012: RIP - Dick Buerkle. Master of the Mile. It was a thrill to have met you. - 4 years ago

@Coach_Chris21: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@Coach_Chris21: RT @tracksuperfan: Dick Buerkle’s earthly race is over. Went from walk-on at @NovaTrackXC to two-time Olympian and world indoor mile record… - 4 years ago

@WottleHat: RT @CraigVirgin: This morning, we lost a good friend of mine & teammate on my ‘76 & ‘80 Olympic Teams in the 5000 m. I believe that 72 yea… - 4 years ago

@MikeBurnsCBUS: RT @rmkjr2012: RIP - Dick Buerkle. Master of the Mile. It was a thrill to have met you. - 4 years ago

@ddritzenhein: RT @CraigVirgin: This morning, we lost a good friend of mine & teammate on my ‘76 & ‘80 Olympic Teams in the 5000 m. I believe that 72 yea… - 4 years ago

@ddritzenhein: RT @DandC: Aquinas grad and two-time U.S. Olympian Dick Buerkle dies at age 72 #ROC #RochesterNY - 4 years ago

@dunwoodynorth: Dunwoody High School, did you know the history of Dick Buerkle. In 1978 he broke the 4 minute mile. In 1992, he be… - 4 years ago

@patesonskates: RT @CraigVirgin: This morning, we lost a good friend of mine & teammate on my ‘76 & ‘80 Olympic Teams in the 5000 m. I believe that 72 yea… - 4 years ago

@zonkerh: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@zonkerh: RT @rmkjr2012: RIP - Dick Buerkle. Master of the Mile. It was a thrill to have met you. - 4 years ago

@Lizefb: RT @zonkerh: Although I knew this would be coming soon, it was still sad to read this morning that my friend Dick Buerkle died. (Me, Kyle H… - 4 years ago

@miltontrack: RT @rmkjr2012: RIP - Dick Buerkle. Master of the Mile. It was a thrill to have met you. - 4 years ago

@xcmilton: RT @rmkjr2012: RIP - Dick Buerkle. Master of the Mile. It was a thrill to have met you. - 4 years ago

@inlinegeek: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@SandyHooper: A friend of mine lost her father today and the @ajc had a really nice obituary on him. Sending you love, Tera. - 4 years ago

@MrStatuette: RT @CraigVirgin: This morning, we lost a good friend of mine & teammate on my ‘76 & ‘80 Olympic Teams in the 5000 m. I believe that 72 yea… - 4 years ago

@acarr6453: RT @DyeStat: Distance Legend Dick Buerkle Dies - 4 years ago

@acarr6453: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@inlinegeek: RT @rmkjr2012: RIP - Dick Buerkle. Master of the Mile. It was a thrill to have met you. - 4 years ago

@acarr6453: RT @rmkjr2012: RIP - Dick Buerkle. Master of the Mile. It was a thrill to have met you. - 4 years ago

@CraigVirgin: This morning, we lost a good friend of mine & teammate on my ‘76 & ‘80 Olympic Teams in the 5000 m. I believe that… - 4 years ago

@rmkjr2012: RIP - Dick Buerkle. Master of the Mile. It was a thrill to have met you. - 4 years ago

@CrusaderTF_XC: RT @tracksuperfan: Dick Buerkle’s earthly race is over. Went from walk-on at @NovaTrackXC to two-time Olympian and world indoor mile record… - 4 years ago

@DawgXCcoach: RT @zonkerh: Although I knew this would be coming soon, it was still sad to read this morning that my friend Dick Buerkle died. (Me, Kyle H… - 4 years ago

@AQPresidentCook: RT @AQAlumni: Sad news about one of our Great Alumni. Aquinas Class of 1965. - 4 years ago

@TimDeSchriver: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@charlesepotts: RT @NovaTrackXC: We mourn the passing of track & field great Dick Buerkle, a two-time U.S. Olympian and one of three Villanovans who at one… - 4 years ago

@LeslieAnneWade: RT @EamonnCoghlan1: Sad news. Dick Buerkle was a great & hard working athlete @NovaTrackXC & true gent. His world indoor mile record was th… - 4 years ago

@paulmerca70601: RT @DandC: Aquinas grad and two-time U.S. Olympian Dick Buerkle dies at age 72 #ROC #RochesterNY - 4 years ago

@AQPresidentCook: Dick Buerkle, @AQAlumni Class of 1965. #RestInPeace - 4 years ago

@ddritzenhein: RT @tracksuperfan: Dick Buerkle’s earthly race is over. Went from walk-on at @NovaTrackXC to two-time Olympian and world indoor mile record… - 4 years ago

@cadamsf1: RT @lambo2126: Sad day as @NovaTrackXC legend and 2-time Olympian Dick Buerkle has passed away. This guy might be the greatest walk-on dist… - 4 years ago

@ChrisChavez: "Disappointed with a ninth-place finish in his Olympic heat, he quit running to sell contact lenses in Buffalo. Aft… - 4 years ago

@NovaAthletics: Villanova Athletics mourns the passing of Track & Field great, Dick Buerkle. - 4 years ago

@MillCreekBoysXC: In 2016 while some MCXC coaches and runners were in Oregon for the Olympic Trials, we were on a run and met Dick Bu… - 4 years ago

@MattValeriani: RT @tracksuperfan: Dick Buerkle’s earthly race is over. Went from walk-on at @NovaTrackXC to two-time Olympian and world indoor mile record… - 4 years ago

@mattfarrell_13: RT @tracksuperfan: Dick Buerkle’s earthly race is over. Went from walk-on at @NovaTrackXC to two-time Olympian and world indoor mile record… - 4 years ago

@mattfarrell_13: RT @justrunfuller: Rest In Peace: Dick Buerkle, who at one time held the world indoor track and field record for the mile and twice qualifi… - 4 years ago

@AbeGordon: Absolute legend...was lucky to have talked running with him more than a few times. A world class athlete who spent… - 4 years ago

@fergusonmg: RIP @NovaTrackXC great Dick Buerkle. A humble champion and record holder/breaker. 💙✌🏼 - 4 years ago

@themile: @EamonnCoghlan1 @NovaTrackXC Sad news indeed 😢 Dick Buerkle = The last American man to hold the Mile world record… - 4 years ago

@parsmiw: @NovaTrackXC This may be a little known fact but Dick Buerkle was also a Spanish teacher at Malvern Prep in the ear… - 4 years ago