Eddie Southern
Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Died | May 17, 2023 | (aged 85)|||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.842 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint, hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
College team | Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Clyde Littlefield | |||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 yd – 9.5 (1958) 220 yd – 20.5 (1958) 400 m – 45.5 (1958) 110 mH – 14.1 (1957) 400 mH – 49.7 (1956)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Silas Edward Southern (January 4, 1938 – May 17, 2023) was an American sprinter and hurdler who won a silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles at 1956 Olympics. He won another silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1959 Pan American Games.
Early life
Southern was a 1955 graduate of Dallas' Sunset High School, where he won four individual State Championships and set two State and National High School Records, was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles, as well as sprints and relays. He was clocked at 20.7 seconds in the 220-yard dash, best ever by a high-school student in Texas or any other state. Then he turned right around and broke the state and national records in the 440-yard event with a time of 47.2 seconds.[3]
College
Southern went on to compete in track & field at the
International career
Southern competed at the
Death
Southern died on May 17, 2023, at the age of 85.[4]
Honors
In 1956, Southern was inducted into the Friar Society, the oldest honor society at The University of Texas, which recognizes students who made significant contributions to
Southern was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2013),[7] Sunset High School Hall of Fame,[8] and Drake Relays Athletes Hall of Fame.[9]
Southern was selected in the 29th round of the
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie Southern". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ Eddie Southern. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Peeler, Ben (May 11, 1955). "Talking to Myself..." Odessa American. p. 10.
- ^ "Eddie Southern". Olympedia. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Friar Society rings in 100 years | UT News Archived May 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. The University of Texas at Austin (April 5, 2011). Retrieved on 2017-08-21.
- ^ Texas selects 2010 Men's Hall of Honor class. University of Texas Athletics (September 11, 2010). Retrieved on 2017-08-21.
- ^ Inductees – Name, Category, Year Archived January 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. TX TF Hall of Fame. Retrieved on August 21, 2017.
- ^ Track & Field – Sunset High School Alumni Association. Sunsetalumni.com. Retrieved on August 21, 2017.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "1959 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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