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  John Woodruff - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
John Youie Woodruff (born July 5, 1915) is a former American athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, "Long" John Woodruff was only a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh in 1936, when he took the track world literally by storm by finishing second at the National AAU meet, then making the Olympic team.
Woodruff graduated in 1939, with a major in sociology, and then earned a Masters Degree in the same field from New York University in 1941.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/John_Woodruff   (303 words)

  
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Woodruff was the first fl runner to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, rallying from last to first place.
Woodruff ran what was at the time the fastest 800 meters ever.
John Woodruff might have set a record in Dallas, but the track was ruled short.
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 70 years ago today, Connellsville native John Woodruff sprinted from last to first to win gold at Berlin Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Woodruff said Wednesday from Fountain Hills, Ariz., where he and his wife, Rose, share an apartment in an assisted-living facility in which his mostly white neighbors still call him Long John.
Woodruff found himself in tense Germany that August on an Olympic track team consisting of the largest contingent of U.S. fl athletes yet (12).
Woodruff's next move was a daring one: "I had to stop and go out into the third lane.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/06216/711040-139.stm   (1311 words)

  
 John Woodruff, Connellsville's Olympic Champion - Connellsville, PA - Fay-West.com
John's grandparents had been slaves in Virginia, and after Civil War and the family eventually ended up in Connellsville, PA, where John was born, one of 12 children of Silas and Sarah Woodruff, some of whom died in infancy.
When John returned from Europe, he was greeted by a mammoth parade in his hometown, with the Associated Press story noting there were 10,000 townspeople there to welcome their champion home.
John then went on to an outstanding Pitt track career that included three national collegiate half-mile championships, three IC4A championships in the 440 and 880, a new American record in the 800-meters, a world record half-mile run at the Cotton Bowl, in Dallas, Texas, national AAU half-mile championships, and various school and state honors.
www.fay-west.com /connellsville/historic/woodruff.php   (1850 words)

  
 About John Woodruff Studio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A passion and affinity for art grew from an early interest in illustration and drawing, inspired by the natural beauty of the surrounding countryside a progression to painting soon developed to fuel his creativity.
John attended Pewsey Vale secondary school from 1982 to 1988 and then went on to study art and design at chippenham college before taking a two year course in traditional carpentry
It was a few years before John took the brush up for his full time profession, a carpenter for 10 years making and restoring reproduction antique furniture, his painting remained a passionate hobby until family and friends convinced John that this was where his heart and talent truly lay.
johnwoodruffstudio.50webs.com /About.htm   (153 words)

  
  John Allen Woodruff (1766-1832)
John Allen WOODRUFF obtained a land grant for 200 acres in Wilkes County on north side of the Blue Ridge.
John Allen WOODRUFF to John SPARKS, 200 acres on Brush Creek on north side of the Blue Ridge, for $1,000.
John WOODRUFF, Exec'r of John Allen WOODRUFF, dec'd, of Ashe Co., NC, to Lewis HARRIS of Surry Co., NC, a tract of land on Laurel Fork [no acreage stated], for $200; pursuant to a bond given by John Allen WOODRUFF.
www.moonzstuff.com /Cheek/WoodruffJohnAllen   (503 words)

  
 John Mortell’s blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
John on June 19th 2007 in Me, myself and I
John on June 18th 2007 in Humour, Comics
John on June 18th 2007 in Media, Music, Me, myself and I
www.johnmortell.com   (586 words)

  
 "Ahnentafel" for Winifred Woodruff Whitehouse Rogers
John (WOODROFFE), son of John (Woodrof) and Mary Ogden, was born in 1665 or 1662 and died in 1727 or 1749 (the dates are written side by side in the Whitehouse family tree).
John WOODRUFF (Woodrove?), son of John Woodruff and Elizabeth Cartwright, was baptized in 1604.
John WOODRUFF (WOODROF?), son of Robert Woodruff (Woodrof) and Alice Russell, was born in 1574 and married Elizabeth Cartwright in 1601.
www.tatom.org /TNRR/gen-wwwr.html   (13427 words)

  
 John Woodruff, Connellsville's Olympic Champion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The first time he ever ran in scholastic competition, John won both the 880 yard and mile runs, and before he graduated in 1935 he owned new school, county, district, and state records, plus in 1935 he broke the national school mile record with a 4:23.4 winning time.
John had a job helping clean the football stadium and basketball gym after games which helped him that first year.
When John returned from Europe, he was greeted by a mammoth parade in his home town, with the Associated Press story noting there were 10,000 townspeople there to welcome their champion home.
www.greaterconnellsville.org /woodruff   (1823 words)

  
 Woodruff Notes - Page 9
John is male, age 4 and born in Ohio.
John is female, white, age 29, married and born in Ohio.
John is male, white, age 53, and born October 1846 in Ohio.
www.nataliesnet.com /woodruff/aqwn09.htm   (4465 words)

  
 Moses O. Woodruff (1823-1892)
Moses WOODRUFF and Benjamin F. JOHNSON, Adm'rs of the Estate of John WOODRUFF, dec'd, to Willis C. ANDERS and Offa ANDERS, 100 acres.
Moses WOODRUFF of Alleghany Co., NC, to James THOMAS, Jr., of Pittsylvania Co., VA, 330 acres on Brush Creek.
Moses WOODRUFF of Alleghany Co., NC, to Thompson KENNEDY of Wilkes Co., NC, 240 acres.
www.moonzstuff.com /Cheek/WoodruffMosesO.html   (465 words)

  
 Woodruff Notes - Page 13
John WOODRUFF and the late Nancy Faulk WOODRUFF of Vales Mill, Ohio.
Woodruff was preceded in death by her husband Oscar Woodruff in 1977.
Norma SUTHERS of Wellston, and Alva WOODRUFF of Radcliff.
www.nataliesnet.com /woodruff/aqwn13.htm   (6921 words)

  
 USATF - Hall of Fame
While only a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh in 1936, John Woodruff took the track world by storm by finishing second in the 800 meters at the National AAU meet, then winning the Olympic Trials.
During a career that was curtailed by World War II, Woodruff won three-straight national collegiate titles and also took the National AAU 880 in 1937.
The American record holder at 800 meters with a 1:48.6 in 1940, Woodruff also held a share of the world 4x880-yard record while competing with the U.S. national team.
www.usatf.org /HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=188   (202 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
WOODRUFF: To the extend that John Edwards is your main opponent, he is out there saying it would be a real loss for the Democratic party if you and he didn't debate in New York, and debate anywhere and everywhere the voters want you to debate.
WOODRUFF: We're going to take you live to Boulder, Colorado, where some former University of Colorado football players are talking about some allegations that there was sexual abuse and even rape of a former female place kicker, Katie Hnida.
WOODRUFF: We're going to try to get straight for you what we told you about just before the break, and that is President Bush's top man in Iraq, the U.S. administrator in Baghdad, Paul Bremer, talking today about what would happen if there were a change in policy.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0402/19/ip.01.html   (7050 words)

  
 CNN.com - Sen. John Kerry back in the fight - Mar 16, 2005
Woodruff: You say get rid of the fighting, but Democrats have made it clear, you and others, you oppose the president's plan, and yet it's clear that Social Security in the long run has a real solvency problem.
Woodruff: Now, you've also said you would go into the districts of members of Congress who vote against this plan.
Woodruff:: About this time one year ago, John Kerry was hoping that the crisis in Iraq would help him defeat President Bush.
www.cnn.com /2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/16/john.kerry/index.html   (1876 words)

  
 African American Registry: One of Pennsylvania's best, John Woodruff!
*John Woodruff was born on this date in 1915.
During a career that was curtailed by World War II, Woodruff won three-straight national collegiate titles and he took the National AAU 880 in 1937.
Woodruff graduated from Pitt in 1939, with a major in sociology, and then earned a Masters Degree in the same field from New York University in 1941.
www.aaregistry.com /detail.php3?id=1795   (339 words)

  
 Woodruff Genealogy - Descendants of Matthew Woodruff
Matthew2 Woodruff (Matthew1) was born 1612 in Essex, England, and died September 06, 1682 in Farmington, Hartford County, Conn..
John WOODRUFF sayeth, that Stephen said to him, --This is a base thieveish part.
John Kinkaid, Daniel Brounson and Hezekiah Woodruff; east on Highway; south on Hawkins Hart, and west on Hezekiah Woodruff.
www.woodruff.ws /genealogy/descendants   (8356 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
WOODRUFF: But what are you hearing, John, about what's going on behind the scenes that might give you some sense or smell of where he may be.
John Edwards, one of his top strengths as a candidate is his -- his ability to appeal to the southern voters.
John Kerry, who's a former prosecutor, did not distinguish himself in the Senate for cracking down on corporate crime fraud and abuse by expanding the Justice Department budget.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0407/05/ip.01.html   (7137 words)

  
 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - THE HARROD-WOODRUFF COLLECTION: COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
(John) Douglas Woodruff was born on May 8, 1897 to Cumberland and Emily Woodruff in Wimbledon, England.
Included in the collection is a cartoon from the Australian John Bull which presents a caricature of Hollis, MacDonald, and Woodruff on their debating tour.
Woodruff also writes about his struggle to find a vocation and decide on a career, his work on The Times and The Tablet, and Harrod's work as a teacher and author.
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu /dept/speccoll/cl218.htm   (1119 words)

  
 The Family of John Woodruff and Marcy Carle - Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
22 February 1809 at Elizabethtown, NJ John Cooper Woodruff #258, b.
He purchased of Derick, the son of Capt John Baker, "all the Divisions accruing to a second Lot Right in Elizabethtown." He was one of the Memorialists, and one of the Associates in 1700.
11 November 1917 at Westfield, NJ Benjamin Hedges Woodruff #476, b.
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 John Woodruff Studio - Artist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Welcome To John Woodruff's studio of fine art and illustration.
Feel free to explore Johns diverse artistic styles, including oil and acrylic paintings, dramatic skyscapes, atmospheric landscapes and personal studies.
All the works in this gallery are unique, one-off, original artworks of high quality by John Woodruff.
johnwoodruffstudio.50webs.com   (114 words)

  
 18th Annual John Woodruff 5K Run & Walk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
After finishing the 800-meter run from a stand-still, to a full sprint over the line passing the world's elites, John Woodruff won the gold medal.
He has been a part of the John Woodruff Run for 18 years, and happily signs autographs for racers every year.
There is a tree called The Woodruff that is rumored, was brought back from Berlin as a sapling, and planted in the Connellsville Stadium.
www.iplayoutside.com /Events/2000/07/1861e2.html   (456 words)

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