Jim Beatty
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| Home town | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Spouse | Paulette Beatty | ||||||||||||||
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James Tully Beatty (born October 28, 1934, in
Early life
Beatty moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, with his family when he was four years old. He grew up in the Dilworth neighborhood, delivering for the Charlotte Observer with his trusted dog "Trigger" for five years. Then focused on boxing, young Beatty would run his paper route to help him train. While at Central High School, the last meet of his junior year Beatty convinced his coach to let him run the mile event. His speed was discovered in that race, as he went on to win. In the course of a month, he went from never running in a race before, to winning a state championship in the mile.
College career
Beatty went on to run track at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he majored in English and had a minor in History.[2]
Graduating from UNC in 1957, Beatty's best time in the mile was 4:06. He was an All-American for the two miles in 1955 and 1957, and for the 5,000 meters in 1956. Beatty was also the Atlantic Coast Conference champion in the mile in 1955 and 1956.
International career
In 1960, Beatty moved to
Personal life
Beatty married his wife, Paulette in 1976. Beatty served in the North Carolina General Assembly as a State Representative as a member of the Democratic Party, representing North Carolina's 36th district, in Mecklenburg County. He worked on voting rights legislation and expanding medicare, being a close friend and ally of both Governor Jim Hunt, and Terry Sanford, before running for the United States Congress in 1972, eventually losing in the general election to future Republican Governor of N.C. James G. Martin. In his later years, Beatty flirted with a run for lieutenant-governor and a return to the general assembly, before dropping out, citing personal reasons.
Beatty and his wife, Paulette reside in their Charlotte, North Carolina home, where Beatty remains an active member of the community, endorsing politicians like U.S. Senate Candidate Jeff Jackson and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper for statewide offices.
Beatty was inducted into the USA
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Beatty". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Champion Miler, Jim Beatty of Charlotte. ncdcr.gov. Retrieved Aug 2, 2020.
External links
- Jim Beatty at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)
- Jim Beatty at Olympedia
- James Tully Beatty at Olympics.com
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