"Letters to their Hero" an article about Jeff Blatnick (August 26, 1984)
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This is a newspaper clipping of an article titled "Letters to Their Hero". The article was written by Ira Berkow and appeared in the August 26, 1984 New York Times. The article talks about the fan mail that Jeff Blatnick received after his winning the Gold Medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1984 Olympics. There is a picture of Jeff Blatnick reading his fan mail. Jeffrey Blatnick is an American super heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and sports commentator who graduated from Springfield College in 1979. He won two NCAA Division II heavyweight wrestling championships, as well as an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling after battling back from cancer.
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