David Tyree of the Ravens, Willie Gault and Tim Dwight are scheduled to run the "Super 60," a 60-meter dash, at the Millrose Games on Jan. 29 in New York. Organizers plan to add other football players to the field. USA Track and Field CEO Doug Logan said the race isn't a publicity stunt. "This is a real distance. They're real athletes. We're not doing Bill Veeck putting a midget in front of a pitcher," Logan said of the St. Louis Browns owner's 1951 promotion. Tyree ran track at Syracuse. Gault, 49, won a bronze medal in the 110 hurdles at the 1983 world championships and holds masters world records in his age group in the 100 and 200. Dwight was a Big Ten track champ at Iowa.
Ravens' Tyree among football players in Millrose dash
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