All-around men : heroes of a forgotten sport /
Zarnowski, Frank,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early track and field history. Track and field in antebellum America ; American track and field after the Civil War ; The all-around and the evolution of combined events -- Biographies of all-around men. Professionals and Caledonians. Donald Dinnie ; James Fleming ; George Davidson ; George Goldie ; Duncan C. Ross -- The gilded age of amateurs. Malcolm W. Ford ; Alexander A. Jordan ; J. Fred Powers ; Harry L. Gill -- All-around men of Ireland. Patrick Davin ; Thomas F. Kiely ; Martin J. Sheridan -- All-around men of the new century. Fred C. Thomson ; Jim Thorpe ; S. Harrison Thomson ; Harold Osborn -- All-around men of the modern era. Bob Richards ; Charlie Stevenson ; Tom Pagani ; Bill Urban ; Bill Walsh ; Lloyd Sigler -- Eccentric additions complete the story. Ellery H. Clark ; Avery Brundage.
Track and field athletes
All-around (Track and field)
All-around (Track and field)
Track and field athletes.