Tom Brosius is a former Track and field

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 athlete and coach. He was declared an "All-American" at Kansas State University

Kansas State University

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 in the shot put

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 and discus

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 events for the 1972 season, and as of completion of the 2011 season, still holds the Maryland

Maryland

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 high school

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 record in the shot put at 64' 6 1/2" and held the discus record at 184' 10" for 31 years until is was broken in 1999.

He later coached at Concordia Junior-Senior High School

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 in Concordia, Kansas

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