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George Baird

Athletics (sport) competitor

Died when: 97 years 183 days (1169 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

George Baird

George Hetzel Baird (March 5, 1907 – September 4, 2004) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, breaking the world record in the process.

A week later he helped to set another world record, at 3:13.4 in the 4×440 yard relay in London.Baird graduated from the University of Iowa and later took various jobs during the Great Depression.

He assisted his brother Bill as a puppeteer, and later became an assistant professor of education at the New York University.


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