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Article: Dempsey's death leaves hole in local running scene.(Sports)(Fitness Report)(Running)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 28, 1998
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The first time I had seen the name Jack Dempsey in area road race results in the early '80s, I was reminded of one of history's greatest boxers and I chuckled.
It seems I wasn't the only one.
"He got a real kick out of that," said Dick Jamborsky of the close friend he lost on June 15.
The Jack Dempsey Jr. we all knew, the runner from Reston who at one time was president of the National Capital Track Club (GNATS), died of complications associated with hepatitis.
He was 47.
But Dempsey was the type of runner that most of us are: dedicated, enthusiastic, yet far from world class. His best race, according to Jambrosky, was ...