Tag Archives: Knights of Columbus Games
Joie Ray
Joie Ray (Track. Born, Kankakee, IL, Apr. 13, 1894; died, Benton Harbor, MI, May 13, 1978.) Although he was eventually overtaken by the Flying Finn, Paavo Nurmi (q.v.), Joseph Ray was the dominant miler in the world for nearly a decade. Ray won the A.A.U. indoor 1000-yard title three straight years (1918-20) at Madison Square […]
Gil Dodds
Gil Dodds (Track and field. Born, Norcatur, KS, June 23, 1918; died, St. Charles, IL, Feb. 3, 1977.) From the time he won the 1940 N.C.A.A. cross-country national championship running for Ashland (O.) College, Rev. Gilbert Lothar Dodds was expected to be a major star. Dodds indeed became the leading miler during and immediately after […]
