Irene Obera sets a Sports Illustrated record — third time in ‘Faces in the Crowd’ since 1962

Nearly 57 years after first getting her mugshot in SI, Irene Obera is back in the pages for her track exploits.Nearly 57 years after first getting her mugshot in SI, Irene Obera is back in the pages for her track exploits.

The June 18, 1962, issue of Sports Illustrated had an article by Jack Nicklaus advising right-handed golfers how to hit a left-handed shot. Also: full-page ads promoting whiskey and cigarettes (Marlboro and Viceroy) and a blooming sprinter from Northern California in “Faces in the Crowd.”

Here's how Irene is described in the current issue of Sports Illustrated.

Here’s how Irene is described in the current issue of Sports Illustrated.

It read: “Irene Obera of Berkeley, Calif., has out-sprinted everyone on her home-state tracks this season with three breezy 10.9s and an 11.0 in the 100-yard dash, gives promise of being a front-runner for the AAU women’s nationals next month in Los Angeles.”

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How did Irene do? She took fifth in the 100-yard dash (in 10.9) behind Olympic legend Wilma Rudolph (10.7), Willye White (10.8), Janell Smith (10.9) and Edith McGuire (10.9). She also was third in the 100-meter dash in 11.9 — a race won by Wilma in 11.4.

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Jack Nicklaus doesn’t have much of a game anymore, but Irene does. And she may have set a record even Jack would appreciate — a third appearance in FITC.

In March 2014, SI again featured Irene in “Faces.” But not just a short squib.

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Here’s Irene’s profile from 2014.

Under an “Update” tag and the headline “Still Running,” the profile noted her 1962 FITC appearance, Masters Hall of Fame induction and W80 world records.

Forgetting that I had nominated her five years ago, I submitted her name again in early April, writing about her “exploits at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, where she set W85 age-group world records at 60 meters, 200 meters and 4×200 relay.”

So I was delighted to learn she’s in “Faces in the Crowd” yet again.

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She’s in the current issue — which notes her selection of 1962 but not 2014. (Glad I didn’t mention that.)

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Can’t wait for 2024, when I’ll nominate her again for W90 WRs.

Irene was in her late 20s when she first made "Faces in the Crowd."

Irene was in her late 20s when she first made “Faces in the Crowd.”

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About the Author

Ken Stone
Ken has followed track as an athlete, writer and webmaster since the late 1960s, and saw most sessions of track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He also attended the 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Trials. He worked for 10 newspapers and now reports for Times of San Diego. Write him at TrackCEO@aol.com or kens@timesofandiego.com. Story tips always welcome!

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