By Bartee Haile

Freddie Wolcott burned up the track in the qualifying heats of the NCAA championships on Jun. 17, 1938.  The sophomore sensation from Rice Institute flew over the hurdles adding two more victories to his perfect record.

The Snyder native had never seen much less taken part in a track meet before his senior year of high school.  The short-handed cinder coach entered the football and baseball player in three events, and the fleet-footed youth responded with first-place finishes in ...