Tag Archives: Columbia track
Gustavus Kirby
Gustavus Kirby (Track and fencing. Born, Philadelphia, PA, Jan. 22, 1874; died, Bedford Hills, NY, Mar. 28, 1956.) In 1896, Gustavus Town Kirby was an I.F.A. fencing champion, but it was as an administrator in track and field that he made his greatest contributions. Kirby ran track at Columbia (1893-95) before attending law school there. […]
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson (Track and field. Born, Philadelphia, PA, July 24, 1914; died, Harrisburg, PA, Dec. 17, 1992.) A high school track star from Plymouth (Penna.), Benjamin Johnson was perhaps the best U.S. sprinter of the 1930s who never ran for his country in the Olympics. As a 17-year-old prep runner, he missed by one spot […]
Graeme Hammond
Graeme Hammond (Executive. Born, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 1, 1858; died, New York, NY, Oct. 30, 1944.) A standout athlete at Columbia (1875-78), Graeme Hammond later became a national fencing champion and one of America’s leading amateur athletics executives. Hammond ran track, rowed crew, and played football at Columbia, winning the I.C.4A. quarter-mile and half-mile in […]
