Expression Of Hope~The Mel Pender Story

Biography & Memoir, Sports
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Author: Dr. Melvin Pender, Debbie Pender ISBN: 9781635251128
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing Publication: January 9, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Dr. Melvin Pender, Debbie Pender
ISBN: 9781635251128
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing
Publication: January 9, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

What Mel Pender accomplished is phenomenal in the world of track.”

—Dr. John Carlos

“Mel has a personality of his own…owns not only his footsteps, but

everybody else’s.” —Dr. Tommy Smith

“Mel…brought incredible credibility to Army Track…” —Mike Krzyzewski

“Coach K”

“Captain Pender was a symbol of hope for many young soldiers…”

—Brigadier General Richard Dix

 

The strong legs, and quick feet, attached to Melvin Pender's five-foot, five-inch frame, have taken him to first-place finishes as a world-class sprinter. His gift of speed reached a pinnacle when he won a Gold Medal as a member of the 4 x 100 relay team in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. The feat was accomplished while Army Captain Pender was a combat soldier who was pulled out of the fighting in Vietnam which was an unpopular war. The story of Pender’s life will cause hearts to pound with joy, sadness, anger, and pride, as he chronicles his life's journey from childhood to pre-teen years idolizing the military and his decorated war hero, Audie Murphy, while growing up in two different impoverished and segregated worlds in the South.  He was not limited by his surroundings, though, and found good and bad in them. 

Determination was etched into Pender’s DNA, and he wanted to do something to make his family proud, and "be somebody!" His, is a story of the American Dream.  He owns it, and he embraces it.  He was scarred by the racial challenges of the 1950s and 1960s, but Pender found better angels, black and white, and kept his dream from becoming a racial nightmare. The United States Army and track propelled him into an historic figure.  For some, Pender is the track world's "Black Knight," not because of his color, but because he befriended and helped others in his profession as a big brother, father-figure, and as a friend.  

 

Cover design by: Lance Wyman Ltd., 118 West 80th St., New York, NY 10024   phone 212-580-3010

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What Mel Pender accomplished is phenomenal in the world of track.”

—Dr. John Carlos

“Mel has a personality of his own…owns not only his footsteps, but

everybody else’s.” —Dr. Tommy Smith

“Mel…brought incredible credibility to Army Track…” —Mike Krzyzewski

“Coach K”

“Captain Pender was a symbol of hope for many young soldiers…”

—Brigadier General Richard Dix

 

The strong legs, and quick feet, attached to Melvin Pender's five-foot, five-inch frame, have taken him to first-place finishes as a world-class sprinter. His gift of speed reached a pinnacle when he won a Gold Medal as a member of the 4 x 100 relay team in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. The feat was accomplished while Army Captain Pender was a combat soldier who was pulled out of the fighting in Vietnam which was an unpopular war. The story of Pender’s life will cause hearts to pound with joy, sadness, anger, and pride, as he chronicles his life's journey from childhood to pre-teen years idolizing the military and his decorated war hero, Audie Murphy, while growing up in two different impoverished and segregated worlds in the South.  He was not limited by his surroundings, though, and found good and bad in them. 

Determination was etched into Pender’s DNA, and he wanted to do something to make his family proud, and "be somebody!" His, is a story of the American Dream.  He owns it, and he embraces it.  He was scarred by the racial challenges of the 1950s and 1960s, but Pender found better angels, black and white, and kept his dream from becoming a racial nightmare. The United States Army and track propelled him into an historic figure.  For some, Pender is the track world's "Black Knight," not because of his color, but because he befriended and helped others in his profession as a big brother, father-figure, and as a friend.  

 

Cover design by: Lance Wyman Ltd., 118 West 80th St., New York, NY 10024   phone 212-580-3010

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