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Glenn Cunningham
Glenn Cunningham (Track and field. Born, Elkhart, KS, Aug. 4, 1909; died, Menifee, AR, Mar. 10, 1988.) While sub-4:00 miles are almost routine now, both indoors and outdoors, such was not the case in the 1930s, when Glenn Cunningham was the world’s premier miler. At that time, a sub-4:10 mile was considered unusual. No one […]
Bill Bonthron
Bill Bonthron (Track and field. Born, Detroit, MI, Nov. 1, 1912; died, Princeton, NJ, Jan. 17, 1983.) One of the star milers of the mid-1930s, William R. Bonthron was a Princeton man who often dwelled in the shadow of the immortal Glenn Cunningham. But Bonthron’s career was not without its notable successes. As a junior, […]
