One of the finest quarter-milers in Cal history, Archibald was the 1964 Pac-8 champion in the 440-yard dash and NCAA and Pac-10 champion in the mile relay in both 1964 and ’65 … in 1964, he was fourth at the NCAA meet in the 440 (46.0), while he took third at nationals a year later in 46.4 seconds … Archibald was part of Cal’s mile relay that went undefeated, winning 28 consecutive races against collegiate, national and international competition … in 1966, he set an unofficial world record in the straight 44-yard dash in Santa Rosa … in addition, Archibald was a member of the U.S. National team that faced Poland (in Chicago) and the USSR (in Palo Alto) in 1962.
