Charles Redmon
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| Born | February 23, 1900 |
| Died | April 6, 1939 (aged 39) |
| Known for | NCAA champion, hammer throw (1921) |
Charles Marion Redmon (February 23, 1900 – April 6, 1939) was an American football and track and field athlete for the University of Chicago.
Redmon was born in 1900 in Peru, Indiana. He was the son of a dentist, Dr. Charles E. Redmon. He graduated from Peru High School in 1918.[1] He served as a private in the Army during World War I.
After the war, Redmon attended the
Redmon was married to Mary Katherine Howell. He worked for four years with the Boulevard Bridge Bank and later for the Illinois Meat Company. He died of a sudden heart attack in 1939 at his home in Evanston, Illinois, at age 39.[1][5][6] He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, Illinois.[5]
See also
- 1921 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Outdoor Track and Field Individual Champions, p. 10" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2009-12-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Illinois First in Great Meet: Notre Dame Second in National Collegiate Contests". Ogden Standard-Examiner. 1921-06-19.
- ^ a b c "Peru Lad Maroon Captain". Sunday News Sentinel (Ft. Wayne). 1921-06-12.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
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