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  DesMoinesRegister.com | Sports Hall of Fame
Frank was 9 and in the fourth grade when the family arrived in Glendale.
Frank Wykoff, a member of the 1928 American Olympic team, is shown in 1929 training for his first season of varsity competition on the University of Southern California track team.
As a junior ag Glendale High, Wykoff won both sprints and the long jump in the state meet and was already being hailed as the successor to the great Charlie Paddock.
desmoinesregister.com /sports/extras/hall/wykoff.html   (1298 words)

  
 Frank Wykoff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Frank Wykoff has a place in track and field history by being the first man to ever win three Olympic relay gold medals, all in world record time.
Wykoff made his debut at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where he finished fourth in the 100 m and ran an opening leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which equalled the world record of 41.0 in the final.
Frank Wykoff died in Altadena, California, aged 70.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frank_Wykoff   (575 words)

  
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Be that as it may, Frank Wykoff, Souhtern California's newest bid for recognition as the "Fastest Human", is the son of a Glendale plumber.
Frank's mother, a kindly lady of middle age, whose eyes gleam with pride in her young son, declared that she never thought Frank would beat Paddock.
Frank was born in Des Moines in 1909.
www.trackandfieldnews.com /general/back_track/7.html   (1062 words)

  
 2003 Inaugural Inductee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The year was 1928 and Frank Wykoff was a Glendale High senior competing in the United States Olympic Trials at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Wykoff tied the Olympic Record that day when he won the 100 meters in 10.6 and also tied the World Record in the 200 meters in 20.45.
By the time Wykoff ran for the team that was then known as “The Buccaneers” at Glendale College, he was already a world record holder and widely considered the world’s fastest human being despite finishing fourth in the 100 at the 1928 Olympics.
www.glendale.cc.ca.us /halloffame/wykoff.html   (423 words)

  
 Olympic Sprint Candidate
BE THAT as it may, Frank Wykoff, Southern California's newest bid for recognition at as the "Fastest Human," is the son of a Glendale plumber.
Frank's mother (Nellie), a kindly lady of middle age whose eyes gleam with pride in her young son, declared that she never though Frank would beat Paddock.
Wykoff believes that he is of Dutch and English ancestry, although both his father, Clifford Wykoff, and his mother Nellie Bagg Wykoff were born in Iowa.
www.frankwykoff.com /plumber.htm   (1096 words)

  
 Hall of Fame 1977
Frank was suffering from a serious case of emphysema; and felt insecure leaving the close security of LaVina Hospital in Arcadia, California -- where he was a frequent patient.
Frank then received a call from his friend, Jerry Wilson, who advised him that he and his friends planned to have Frank honored close to his home in Alhambra; and that Jesse Owens himself was to do the honors to officially assist in indoctrinating him.
Frank was a nervous wreck upon arrival -- terrified someone would see the oxygen tanks being rolled into the restaurant making him appear as if he was on his death bed.
frankwykoff2.com /immortal.htm   (411 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Frank Wykoff
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 Frank Hussey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francis Valentine Joseph "Frank" Hussey (February 14, 1905 - December 26, 1974) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Frank Hussey, a schoolboy sensation from New York City, ran the third leg in the American 4x100 m relay team in Paris Olympics, which won the gold medal in a new world record of 41.0.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frank_Hussey   (476 words)

  
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Olympic Champion Percy Williams of Vancouver, B. came to Los Angeles in June, 1931, to face Frank Wykoff, Emmett Toppino and Cy Leland in the SPAAU meet.
Frank: Williams was the best man in the race.
Frank: The IC4A race this year, when Tolan was ahead of me at 80 yards.
www.trackandfieldnews.com /general/back_track/11.html   (834 words)

  
 Inductions
FRANK C. Photo to the left: Frank C. Wykoff's son, David, accepts induction awards on behalf of his father at the Glendale Community College's Athletic Hall of Fame induction Banquet held on campus -- Saturday, March 15, 2003.
With the tunnel of the Coliseum in the background and dirt under his feet, the 18-year-old Wykoff hit the tape wearing the big "G" on his Glendale uniform.
The lure of a final shot at Olympic Gold was too strong and he returned to training and competition in 1936 and won his third gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay in a world record time of 39.8.
frankwykoff2.com /inductions.htm   (541 words)

  
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An outstanding sprinter while still at Glendale High School in California, Frank Wykoff took his place in track and field history by being the first man to ever win three Olympic relay gold medals, all in world-record time.
Although only 19, Wykoff made his first Olympic team in 1928, winning the gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay after placing fourth in the open 100.
Wykoff also ran the open 100 at Berlin and once again was fourth.
www.usatf.org /athletes/hof/wykoff.asp   (235 words)

  
 USATF - Hall of Fame
An outstanding sprinter while at Glendale High School in California, Frank Wykoff took his place in track and field history by becoming the first man to win three Olympic relay gold medals, all in world-record time.
Although only 19, Wykoff made his first Olympic team in 1928, winning the gold medal in the 4x100m relay after placing fourth in the open 100.
Four years later, Wykoff was fourth in the 100 meters and ran the anchor leg on the world-record-setting 4x100m team that included Hall of Famers Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe.
www.usatf.org /HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=191   (213 words)

  
 Genealogy Images of History Wu - Wz
WYKOFF, Frank * - 1931 - Identified in picture entitled "WHEN FRANK WYKOFF FINISHED SECOND".
WYKOFF, Frank * - 1931 - Pictured in article entitled OFF FROM THE STARTING BLOCKS for the University of Southern California as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.
WYKOFF, Frank * - 1932 - (of Southern California).
www.genealogyimagesofhistory.com /wu-wz.htm   (1545 words)

  
 United States Olympic Committee - U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 1984
Wykoff earned induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame as the ultimate team player.
He was a member of three consecutive gold medal-winning 4x100-meter U.S. relay teams, running the anchor leg on the last two.
All three Olympic relay teams Wykoff ran on broke world records.
www.olympic-usa.org /62_12031.htm   (702 words)

  
 Nat' Academies Press, Technology and Economics (1991)
The development of measures of labor input reflecting heterogeneity is one of the many pathbreaking contributions by Denison to the analysis of sources of economic growth.
The results presented in Table 2 are based on the work of Jorgenson, Frank M. Gollop (Boston College), and Barbara M. Fraumeni (Northeastern University) (1987).
Different ages are weighted in accordance with profiles of relative efficiency constructed by Charles R. Hulten (University of Maryland) and Frank Wykoff (Pomona College) (Hulten and Wykoff, 1981; Hulten et al., 1989; Wykoff, 1989).
www.nap.edu /books/0309043972/html/16.html   (667 words)

  
 The Financial Planning Association - San Gabriel Valley Chapter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Frank Wykoff is currently the Chair of the Department of Economics at Pomona College.
Wykoff received his education from UC Berkeley, earning an AB in Economics with a minor in Mathematics in 1963, a MA in Economics in 1965 and a Ph.D. in Economics in 1968.
He is the author of multiple academic publications, has received various honors and fellowships in his area of study, and currently holds memberships in American Economics Association, Econometric Society and National Tax Association.
www.fpasgv.org /Newsletter/200303.htm   (793 words)

  
 Jews and the Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Their time of 39.8 seconds set a world record that held for 20 years.
From left to right: Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, and Frank Wykoff.
Both Draper and Wyckoff trained under Dean Cromwell at the University of Southern California, leading some observers, including Stoller, who had beat Draper in practice heats in Berlin, to believe that favoritism was involved in the selection of the runners.
www.ushmm.org /museum/exhibit/online/olympics/zcd068a.htm   (196 words)

  
 Dennis Rose Slauter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
SLAUTER were born thirteen children, namely: John deceased; Dora; Larkin; Mary; Clara; Frank; Ida; Edward; Fred; Lloyd; Samuel; Gertrude, who has passed away and Birdie, also deceased.
The wife and mother was called to her final rest in November, 1898, and on the 3d of September, 1903, Mr.
Amanda J. (CORNELL) WYKOFF, the widow of Frank WYKOFF and daughter of William and Mary (NEELY) CORNELL, who were natives of Pennsylvania and Indiana respectively.
www.koeble.org /toney/dennis.html   (581 words)

  
 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A brief history of the discus world record 64.55m of Ludvik Danek, 2.sep 1964 in Turnov.
The track & field world of Frank Wykoff
Biographical & historical information on the Olympic champion Frank Wykoff, who competed against the greatest athletes of his era, and anchored the USA Olympic 400 metre relay team to victory winning a gold medal in three consecutive Olympic games.
www.track-and-field.net /history.php   (63 words)

  
 Olympics 1928 - 1932 - 1936
FrankWykoff.com is the "official" one stop biographical and historical web site information center covering the track and field athletic achievements of Olympic Champion, Frank Wykoff (Wycoff), who competed against the greatest athletes of his era.
Wykoff, a member of the USA 400 Meter Relay Team earned three gold medals in three consecutive Olympics 1928[lead off leg], 1932 [anchor], and 1936 [anchor]).
World Record holder 1930 - 1947 in the 100 yard dash, Frank C. Wykoff of Glendale, California ran with and against the greatest United States sprinters of the 1928-36 era including:
frankwykoff.com   (212 words)

  
 Women's Outdoor Track :: The University of Southern California Trojans - Official Athletic Site
1928 Amsterdam Clarence (Bud) Houser, discus; Frank Wykoff, sprint relay; Charles Borah, sprint relay.
1932 Los Angeles Duncan McNaughton (Canadian team), high jump; Frank Wykoff, sprint relay; Ed Ablowich, 1,600m relay.
1936 Berlin Kenneth Carpenter, discus; Earle Meadows, pole vault; Frank Wykoff, sprint relay; Foy Draper, sprint relay.
usctrojans.collegesports.com /sports/w-otrack/archive/usc-w-otrack-olychamp.html   (151 words)

  
 Summer Olympics 2000 Track and field Almanac
Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Frank Wykoff
Robert Kiesel, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer, Frank Wykoff
Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charles Borah, Henry Russell
espn.go.com /oly/summer00/almanac/trackfield/m4x100relay.html   (455 words)

  
 DesMoinesRegister.com | Iowa Sports Hall of Fame
A year later, just one week before the Olympic trials, a hamstring tear would render him unable to jog.
"If it weren't for Frank Randall and his staff at trainers at Iowa State," Harris said, "I would have never made it to the trials."
As it turned out, he nearly made it to the Olympics.
desmoinesregister.com /sports/extras/hall/harris.html   (1916 words)

  
 Opera Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Pictures, news, history, training tips, rankings and results from the world of Track and Field.
The Track and Field World of Frank Wykoff
Athletic biography of Frank Wykoff, three time Olympic Gold Winner in the 400 Meter races at the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Olympics.
portal.opera.com /web?cat=331786   (142 words)

  
 Biblio: Understanding Economics Today by Gary Walton and Frank Wykoff: Details
Gary Walton and Frank Wykoff: Understanding Economics Today
Previous owner's name stamped on edges and inside; 4th edition; this copy is an advance reading copy; 477 pages
Books may be returned in 7 days if not as described.
www.biblio.com /books/isbnnu/20264711.html   (101 words)

  
 BookHq: Understanding Economics Today by Gary M. M. Walton,Frank C. Wykoff,Frank C. Wykoff ( 0072318570 )
BookHq: Understanding Economics Today by Gary M. Walton,Frank C. Wykoff,Frank C. Wykoff (0072318570)
Made with superfine drawing paper & hand stitched with archival quality linen.
The 10-digit ISBN# is typically found on the back of your book.
www.bookhq.com /compare/0072318570.html   (126 words)

  
 Course Number: Course Title
Textbooks:  Gary M. Walton and Frank C. Wykoff, Understanding Economics Today, 7
If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review.
TEXTBOOK:  Gary M. Walton and Frank C. Wykoff, Understanding Economics     
www.ccsj.edu /academics/syllabi/0102/011ormn415.htm   (415 words)

  
 Poole November/December 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Prosperity is better than the opposite, and the strong economy has not just greased the upper crust: the percentage of Americans living in poverty declined to 11.8 percent in 1999, the lowest poverty rate since 1969.
"If you don't think the economy is doing well now," says Frank Wykoff, an economics professor at Pomona College, "you are a malcontent."
America is doing well, thanks, and the press is reporting the phenomenon.
archives.cjr.org /year/00/4/poole.asp   (881 words)

  
 Men's Outdoor Track :: The University of Southern California Trojans - Official Athletic Site
1928 Amsterdam Clarence Houser, weights; Charles Paddock, sprints; Lee Barnes, pole vault; Charles Borah, sprint relay; James Stewart, decathlon; Leighton Dye, high hurdles; Frank Wykoff, sprint relay; Simeon Toribio, high jump; Lillian Copeland, discus.
1932 Los Angeles Peter Clentzos, pole vault; Duncan McNaughton, high jump; Simeon Toribio, high jump; Frank Wykoff, sprint relay; Ed Ablowich, 1,600m relay; Dick Barber, broad jump; Bill Graber, pole vault; Bob Van Osdel, high jump; Lillian Copeland, discus.
1936 Berlin Frank Wykoff, 100m, sprint relay; Foy Draper, sprint relay; Hal Smallwood, 400m; Al Fitch, 1,600m relay; Roy Staley, highs; Bill Graber, pole vault; Earle Meadows, pole vault; Bill Sefton, pole vault; Delos Thurber, high jump; Ken Carpenter, discus; Louis Zamperini, 5,000m.
usctrojans.collegesports.com /sports/m-otrack/archive/usc-m-otrack-olymem.html   (559 words)

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