Jim Fuchs, nicknamed ‘The Magnificent Wreck’ for his competitiveness in the face of adversity, injury and sickness, enjoyed a period of domination in the men's shot put from 1949-1950 that will be ...

Yale’s burly (6 ft. 1 in., 215 Ibs.), black-haired Jim Fuchs has broken world or meet records in every outing this spring. Last week, in his graduation performance in the I.C.4-A.-track & field meet ...

Individual stars from Yale, Cornell, and Dartmouth figured prominently in the Boston Athletic Association track meet Saturday night at the Garden, but the most notable accomplishment of a 14 man ...

He was one of Greenwich's greatest athletes -- a bronze medalist in the shot put at both the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. On Friday morning, family members and ...