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celebs/pro athletes who are into pole vaulting?

Unread postby fieldguy » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:54 am

Does anyone know of athletes and/or Hollywood stars who are really into t&f and specifically the pole vault? Any celebs/football-baseball-basketball athletes with a distinguished or even undistinguished past in the event? Don't tell me Shaq was a pole vaulter, although it would be nice if it were true.
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Unread postby jryland » Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:00 am

kellie rodreges (spelling??) owns a production company in hoolywood and is worth millions and he loves the pole vault he says one day he wants to make a full blown production HBO movie about the pole vault
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Unread postby achtungpv » Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:14 am

Patrick Swayze was a vaulter from Houston.

Shannon Hoon, Bline Melon singer & currently dead from heroin, was a vaulter in high school.

Soon to be movie star Kerbey Smith was a vaulter for Dripping Springs TX and 1 year at A&M http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1728902/
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Unread postby Mecham » Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:20 am

Jared Mecham still pole vaults to this day, and continues researching it. He is just waiting to become famous.... :confused:
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Unread postby nessa_pv » Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:44 am

I dont know anyone famous who vaults but its cool that they do and should be putting it out more...
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Unread postby padow » Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:25 pm

I didnt realize that Shannon Hoon was "currently" dead! Is there a possible comeback in store? :P
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Unread postby Bubba PV » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:11 pm

Patrick "Buddy" Swayze was on my Jr. High School team. I describe it near the end of this podcast with Bob Duckworth of Pole Vault World.
http://www.ourmedia.org/node/53459

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Unread postby Bubba PV » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:12 pm

I forgot. Former NFL quarterback, Steve DeBerg (lefty) jumped 15' at Savanah high school in the Anaheim area in SoCal. Bubba
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Unread postby dj » Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:38 pm

tony dow...pole vaulted in hs.. leave it to beaver.. fame

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Unread postby Bubba PV » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:29 pm

Dangit! I was racking my brain trying to remember that one yesterday. Thanks DJ! Bubba
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Unread postby pvchick » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:11 pm

amy chow..who was an olympic gymnast is now pole vaulting. she does it to get her mind off of school..she said it helps her relax..lol i actually got to meet her..and she was really nice. but i met her before she pole vaulted..and before i even knew what pole vault was..lol
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Unread postby vaultmd » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:05 pm

Nesby Glasgow, former all-pro defensive back, vaulted with me in high school. I just saw him this past weekend and am trying to get him interested in vaulting again. His HS pr was 14'6". He didn't jump in college.
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