Word: gourdin
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Perhaps the greatest performance in the series was Edwin Gourdin's world record-breaking broad jump of 25 feet, 3 inches at the Stadium in 1921. Gourdin, a Harvard senior, thus became the first man in history to jump 25 feet. That mark still stands as the meet and Harvard record...
Pole-vault--T. M. Ford '43, May 7, 1942. Height 13 feet., 11 3/4 in. Broadjump--E. O. Gourdin '21, July 13, 1921. Distance--25 ft., 3 in. High-jump R. Haydock, Jr., '39, May 15, 1937. Height--6 ft., 3 1/4 in. Javelin--R. C. Johnson '36, May 25, 1935. Distance--208 ft., 6 in. Discuss--J. H. Dean '34, May 19, 1934. Distance--157 ft., 7 3/4 in. Shot-put (16 lbs.)--H. P. Mendel '40, June 1, 1940. Distance--50 ft., 6 3/4 in. Hammer-throw (16 lbs.)--W. J. Shallow '40, May 20, 1939. Distance...
Edward O. Gourdin...
...compare the Navy's attitude toward colored and that of Harvard with her Bill Lewis, Ned Gourdin, Mathews and others. Don't let the nice speeches fool you. Look at the records...