Roads to glory: dogs on ice, a third-string end, and Robin Hood -- 1968: tanks on the streets, dead on a balcony, and Audie Murphy -- Speed city: pineapple upside-down cake, "tutti frutti," and Jack Daniels -- Countdown to Mexico: lymphocytes, zip guns, and ROTC -- Boycott: Hells Angels, a petrified pig, and more Ralph Henry Barbou -- A desperate innovation: rolls, straddles, and an airborne seizure -- The trials: spondylolisthesis, brush spikes, and a brutal stomping -- Denver: the anarchists' convention, a vote for Nixon, and a cold chill -- Mexico City: thin air, fresh paint, and shots in the night -- Opening ceremonies: flag dipping, a family feud, and 6,300 pigeons -- And they're off: a grisly tableau, pinochle, and a guided missile launch -- Protest: licorice hammers, tommie jets, and black gloves -- Harder and higher: the little stinker, Beauty and the Beast, and Hollywood agents -- Aftershocks: pimped-out socks, a mutation performance, and sparks under his feet -- Monday: a grunion hunt, a crying tigerbelle, and a jig for joy -- Week two: a cuddlesome junior, a ragtag bunch, and a blonde in a beehive -- Pappy's boys: rateros, various Sarges, and a lucky picture of a pretty girl -- Going home: Boy Scouts, psychedelic mileage, and a black bra.
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