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1631:1964 deaths
1626:1912 births
1598:Billy Hayes
1559:Sam Stoller
1498:Betty Burch
1493:Alice Arden
1425:Walter Wood
1405:Alton Terry
1400:Bill Sefton
1385:Jack Parker
1380:Jesse Owens
1355:Bill Graber
1350:Sam Francis
1340:Gordon Dunn
1320:Billy Brown
1315:John Brooks
1253:Gene Venzke
1213:Eino Pentti
1203:Bob Packard
1198:Jesse Owens
1120:Tom Deckard
1115:Glen Dawson
1085:Men's track
798:February 2,
589:Gordon Dunn
570:Gordon Dunn
381:1936 Berlin
67:Preceded by
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1620:Categories
1243:Roy Staley
1125:Foy Draper
999:Swearengin
974:Whitehurst
919:Sunderland
883:Mayors of
839:1949-1957
557:References
453:Menlo Park
109:1912-04-16
1395:Bill Rowe
1345:Don Favor
1330:Bob Clark
1283:Bob Young
989:Patterson
959:Henderson
506:U.S. Navy
318:Personal
284:Athletics
248:Education
143:Non-Party
57:In office
1157:Don Lash
1131:Al Fitch
984:Humphrey
895:Stephens
828:(acting)
740:"Viewer"
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573:Archived
299:shot put
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1573:Coaches
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905:Rowell
835:Fresno
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273:Weight
265:Height
49:Fresno
1004:Brand
994:Autry
969:Wills
949:Evans
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964:Hyde
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915:Hart
909:Snow
901:Bush
898:Lyon
800:2017
770:2022
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447:and
445:NCAA
417:Dunn
348:the
305:Club
200:div.
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123:Died
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