Lee Orr
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1938 Sydney | 4×440 yards |
Lee Pearce Orr (April 12, 1917 – July 27, 2009) was a
He was born in Saskatchewan, Canada and grew up in Monroe, Washington, United States. During high school, he participated in track and field events, as well as football and tennis. After high school, Orr ran for the Washington State University Cougars, where he was coached by Karl Schlademan.[1] He worked as a stock boy for $35 a month to get through school in the days before athletic scholarships. The six-foot, 175 pound freshman dazzled his coaches. He went on to eight Pacific Coast North Division titles and an NCAA championship in the 440-yard run. And he and his brother Jack ran with the Cougar relay team that set a world record in June, 1937. Orr was inducted into the Washington Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
In 1936 at the
At the 1938 Empire Games he won the gold medal with the Canadian team in the 4×440 yards relay event. In the
References
- ^ a b c Robertson, Nellie E. (April 3, 2008). "Orr, Lee (1917-2009)". HistoryLink. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Washington State". www.wscougars.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
External links
- Lee Orr's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Biography of Lee Orr
- Lee Orr's obituary[permanent dead link]
- Lee Orr, WSU Great and Former Olympia Dies at 92
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