Notable Personalities
Born, Raised, or Became Famous in Lake, Porter Counties Indiana
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Lee Quency Calhoun
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Born February 23, 1933 in Laurel Mississippi. |
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Moved to Gary, Indiana when he was nine years old. |
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Died June 21, 1989 in Erie, Pennsylvania. |
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Mr. Calhoun graduated
from Roosevelt High School where he was
persuaded to become a high jumper. He received a Track and Field
Scholarship to North Carolina Central University. He spent 2
years at the university and was drafted into the Army and returned to
North Carolina Central University in 1955 where he
set world bests in the 60-yard, 70-yard and 80-yard hurdles and
eventually set records in the 45-yard, 50-yard, 60-yard and 70-yard
hurdles. Mr. Calhoun
became the first Olympian to win successive victories in the 110-meter
hurdles. In 1960 he set a
world record of 13.2 seconds in a pre-Olympic meet in Bern, Switzerland. After graduating, he coached
for several colleges including Grambling, Yale, and Western Illinois University.
Source:
African American Sports Greats: A Biographical Dictionary edited by
David L. Porter. Greenwood Publishing
Photo Courtesy of The Calumet Regional Archives
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| If you know of a notable personality that is not on this list, who was born or raised in Lake , Porter Counties Indiana or Surrounding Illinois Communities please feel free to e-mail your suggestions to: ljackson@lakeco.lib.in.us |
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