6/27/08

The crowd's cheers chased Jon Anderson around Hayward Field's track as he raced among three favorites in the 10,000 meters. He surged on the last lap of that 1972 race, his competitors sagging as he rode the roar in the stands.

Anderson finished third -- clinching the event's final spot on the U.S. Olympic team -- but the race was so electrifying that people still recall seeing him "win."