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William H. Trow Jr.

  • Class
    1916
  • Induction
    1969
  • Sport(s)
    Track & Field
Captain in junior and senior years ... Set school long jump record in a dual meet with Middlebury on May 23, 1914, at 23 feet 2 inches ... At the time it was a jump worthy of international competition, just three inches short of that which took third place in the 1920 Olympics ... Competed in other events including the high jump, 100 and 220 yard dashes ... Never lost a 100-yd dash ... Set school record (10.0)  ... Theta Xi ... Civil Engineering ... Chicago, Illinois ... Englewood High School.
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