Joseph E. Prince

Joseph Edward (“Joe”) Prince (born June 25, 1954) is a former American athlete born in San Rafael, California, and raised in East Palo Alto, California. He ran track for the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs. Joe was the 1974 CCAA Conference 220 yard sprint champion and earned NCAA College Division All-America honors. He is the subject of the 2008 documentary Liberation Saturday.^[1] Diagnosed with autism, Joe was encouraged to become a sprinter by his Ravenswood High School track coach, 1968 Olympic 200 meter champion Tommie Smith. In 2012 Joe was honored by Brooks athletic wear as one of America's 25 most inspirational coaches.

Articles

Arizona Daily Star 2/21/'04

• http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/related/10840

Sahuarita Sun

• http://www.gvnews.com/articles/2008/01/29/news/news02.txt
• http://news.fresno.edu/assets/pacific_vol17no3.pdf

References

1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1382482/

External links

• http://www.epa.net/launch/comvcs/tellstry/item?item_id=564634 East Palo Alto's own, author Joseph E. Prince, comes to town with new book, "Liberation Saturday"
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1382482/
• http://liberationsaturday.com/Liberation_Saturday/Home.html
• http://www.brooksrunning.com/Brooks-Inspiring-Coaches-Program/coaches_inspire_program,default,pg.html
• http://www.sunbirdarchive.fresno.edu/sunbirdsports/trackfield/.../vikings_era.html
• http://sunbirdarchive.fresno.edu/sunbirdsports/trackfield/men/history/british/100yds.html