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Clarence Cone

Clarence Cone (Track and field.  Born, New York, NY, July 18, 1870; died, New York, NY, July 18, 1947.)  A long-time member of the old Knickerbocker A.C., Clarence Cone helped organize the first...

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Tom Courtney

Tom Courtney (Track and field.  Born, Newark, NJ, Aug. 17, 1933.)  A Fordham runner, Thomas W. Courtney was among the best middle distance men in the 1950s.  Courtney was a U.S. Olympic gold medalist...

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Ron Delany

Ron Delany (Track and field.  Born, Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, Mar. 6, 1935.)  Both as a Villanova star and as a post-graduate, Ron Delany was one of the great and dominant indoor milers in the...

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Elliott Denman

Elliott Denman (Sportswriter.  Born, The Bronx, NY, Jan. 23, 1934.)  Nearly unique among sportswriters, Elliott H. Denman has been a U.S. Olympic athlete, an N.Y.U. track captain, and an award-winning...

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