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Born: September 22, 1937, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Died: February 19, 1997 of cancer at age 59
Education: Washington High School, Sioux Falls, SD (1955); University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
(1959)
Track PR's:
6 mile-28:00.8 (July 12, 1963 @ England Amateur Athletic Association in London,
England)
10 mile-48:28.0 (April 13, 1963 @ England AAA in London, England)
Marathon-2:14:28 (June 15, 1963 @ Polytechnic
Marathon in Chiswick, England)
Career Highlights: World record holder in the marathon; winner of 7 of 13 marathons, including
Kosice and Athens (breaking Abebe Bikila's course record); set at least 10 American records; won numerous titles in the United
States and Europe.
Profession: College teacher
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