Incredible. He didn’t have an official 40 time, but it honestly probably would have been around 4.1 (which is what fast-starting sprinters can clock). Also: an impossibly nice human being…

Posted on September 5, 2026 at 11:39:51 AM by Brad

He spoke to my youth group a couple of times when I was growing up. Could not have been more kind or generous with his time. He brought Dexter Manley with him one of those times (he was mentoring Dexter after a drug relapse).

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Speaking of Rocket Ismail, who was really fast — Darrell Green ran a 10.08 100m dash in college* - By Brad September 5, 2026 at 10:01:59 AM
- He was running a 4.4 40 well into his 40s. ** - By Ian September 5, 2026 at 11:24:58 AM
  - Incredible. He didn’t have an official 40 time, but it honestly probably would have been around 4.1 (which is what fast-starting sprinters can clock). Also: an impossibly nice human being… - By Brad September 5, 2026 at 11:39:51 AM
- Ron Brown at Arizona.* - By MasterBates September 5, 2026 at 10:11:18 AM
  - “Speedball Brown, the fastest man in town” — Let’s Ram It - By Brad September 5, 2026 at 10:47:55 AM

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Incredible. He didn’t have an official 40 time, but it honestly probably would have been around 4.1 (which is what fast-starting sprinters can clock). Also: an impossibly nice human being…