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TED CORBITT

TED CORBITT

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Position:
Track & Field
Inducted:
1981
  • Won four letters in track and field prior to graduating in 1942, but it was some nine years before he took up marathon running which led to his fame.
  • Made the U.S. Olympic Team and finished 44th in the marathon in the 1952 games in Helsinki.
  • Olympic success launched his marathon career.
  • Won the U.S. National Marathon in 1954 and was the national 30,000 meter champion in 1956 and 1957.
  • Competed in several Boston Marathons.
  • Owned numerous age group records in the ultra-marathon races.
  • UC Athletic Hall of Fame 1981.