This week will feature a conversation with 96 year old athlete Bill Platts. John B. will introduce this amazing guy whom he knows via the Idaho Senior Games. Just last week Bill competed in the Pentathlon at the US Masters Outdoor Track and Field finals in California, setting a world record!
Bill has been competing at the national level since 2003. Since then he has recorded 89 "ranking performances" in a variety of events, mostly field events like javelin, long jump and discuss. He has been awarded USATF "Athlete of the Year" 3 times and this year has been nominated to the USATF Hall of Fame.
Bill grew up in Burley and has a Ph D in Wildlife Management. He retired from the US Forest Service in 1988 and continued with a consulting business in the area of Salmon and Steelhead issues and Idaho hydro power.
Come learn how this amazing guy keeps in shape!
