The turning point in his life was only seconds away, and Al Oerter didn't even realize it. A high school sprinter on Long Island, N.Y., he was on a track when a discus landed near his feet. Oerter, ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Al Oerter was destined to become an athlete, although he often wondered what he might have been if not for a chance meeting with a discus. "I could throw a baseball, a football or ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Al Oerter is the greatest discus thrower in Olympic history. There can be no debate about that. Oerter — a native of Astoria, New York — and Carl Lewis are the only Olympic track ...

And talk about winning mindset - Melbourne, 1956; Rome, 1960; Tokyo, 1964; Mexico City, 1968. In four, straight Olympic Games, an American won the gold medal in the discus. Each time, it was the same ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Al Oerter was destined to become an athlete, although he often wondered what he might have been if not for a chance meeting with a discus. "I could throw a baseball, a football or ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. ” Al Oerter, the discus great who won gold medals in four straight Olympics to become one of track and fields biggest stars in the 1950s and ’60s, died Monday. He was 71. Oerter died ...

Al Oerter was destined to become an athlete, although he often wondered what he might have been if not for a chance meeting with a discus. "I could throw a baseball, a football or a golf ball a ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Al Oerter, the discus great who won gold medals in four straight Olympics to become one of track and field's biggest stars in the 1950s and '60s, died Monday of heart failure. He ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Al Oerter, the discus great who won gold medals in four straight Olympics, has died. He was 71. Oerter was brought to a hospital, where he died, wife Cathy Oerter said today. He ...