Glenn Cunningham biography
Glenn Cunningham, byname The Kansas Ironman, orThe Kansas Flyer, (born Aug. 4, 1909, Atlanta?, Kan., U.S.—died March 10, 1988, Menifee, Ark.), American middle-distance runner who repeatedly broke world and nationwide information for the mile within the Thirties.
At the age of seven, Cunningham and his older brother Floyd had been badly burned in a schoolhouse hearth; Floyd died and Glenn was not anticipated to have the ability to stroll. Cunningham overcame this adversity, operating—and successful—races in highschool, although he by no means ran notably easily and his legs required in depth therapeutic massage and prolonged warm-up all through his profession as a runner. He ran for the United States on the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, putting fourth within the 1500-metre race, and gained the silver medal within the 1,500-metre race on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. He was the quickest miler within the Amateur Athletic Union in 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1938. In 1934 he set a world document that was not damaged for 3 years, operating the mile in 4:06.7. His final season of competitors was 1940. Having attended the University of Kansas (B.A., 1933), University of Iowa (M.A., 1936), and New York University (Ph.D.), Cunningham taught bodily training at Cornell College from 1940 to 1944 after which served within the navy for 2 years. In 1947 he established the Glenn Cunningham Youth Ranch, at which he helped hundreds of troubled youths over a interval of greater than 30 years.