Max Edwin Truex was an American long-distance runner.
10 Facts About Max Truex
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Max Truex was a two-time Olympian, running the 10,000 metres at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics.
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Max Truex was a two-time United States champion in the 6 mile run, the imperial equivalent and added a 3-mile championship in 1962.
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Max Truex went to the University of Southern California where he joined the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.
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Max Truex won the 1957 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship and on the track set the NCAA 2 mile record.
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Max Truex became part of the Southern California Striders, a dominant track team of this period.
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In 1962, Max Truex won the national championships in the 3 mile run.
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Max Truex tried to heal it for a year with no success.
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Max Truex finally retired and returned to USC to get his law degree.
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Max Truex had to retire early, eventually seeking unconventional fetal brain transplant surgery in China.