▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁m ▁champion ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁cross ▁country ▁champion ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁torn ▁she ath ▁in ▁his ▁left ▁Ach illes ' ▁tend on ▁during ▁a ▁race ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁Belg ium ▁after ▁another ▁runner ▁accident ally ▁sp ik ed ▁him . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁said , ▁on ▁a ▁side ▁note , ▁that ▁Joe ▁Fal con ▁could ▁also ▁ben ch ▁press ▁over ▁ 2 8 0   l bs , ▁( 2 9 0 ▁l bs ▁actually ▁reported ▁e y ew it ness es ) ▁an ▁aston ishing ▁amount ▁for ▁his ▁small ▁frame . ▁ ▁Fal con ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁in ▁Bent on ville , ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁school ▁board . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁with ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁and ▁recognition ▁ ▁Fal con ▁was ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁run ners ▁in ▁his ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁News ▁on ▁numerous ▁occasions : ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Fal con ▁received ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Gl enn ▁C unning ham ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁US AT F ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁American ▁male ▁distance ▁runner . ▁ ▁References ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Year ▁Rank ing ▁ ▁Specific ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁male ▁middle -