Medal record
Men’s athletics
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold	1948 London	100 m
Gold	1948 London	4x100 m relay
Gold	1952 Helsinki	110 m hurdles
Gold	1952 Helsinki	4x100 m relay

William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (born July 8, 1923) is an American track and field athlete, the only male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. Dillard was born in Cleveland, Ohio, attended East Technical High School. He entered Baldwin-Wallace College in 1941 and joined Pi Lambda Phi International Fraternity, and two years later was drafted into the Army. He returned to college in 1946 and resumed athletics, to which he had been inspired by Jesse Owens, who was also from Cleveland and had attended East Technical High School as well. He won the NCAA and AAU 120-yard and 220-yard hurdles in both 1946 and 1947 and he tied world records in both events with a 22.3 in the 220 in 1946 and a 13.6 in the 120.

He particularly excelled in hurdling, and was probably the best hurdler in the world shortly after the war.

Olympic Games[link]

However, at the trials for the 1948 Summer Olympics, Dillard failed to qualify for the 110 m hurdles event, though he qualified as third (and last) for the 100 m, not his specialty.

At the Games, Dillard reached the final, which seemed to end in a dead heat between Dillard and another American, Barney Ewell. The finish photo showed Dillard had won, equalling the World record as well. As a member of the 4 x 100 m relay team, he won another gold medal at the London Games.^[1]

Four years later, still a strong hurdler, Dillard did qualify for the 110 m hurdles event, and won the event in Helsinki. Another 4 x 100 m relay victory yielded Dillard's fourth Olympic title.

Dillard attempted to qualify for a third Olympics in 1956, but failed.

Maccabiah Games[link]

Dillard took part in the 1953 Maccabiah Games.^[2]

Later years[link]

Dillard worked for the Cleveland Indians baseball franchise in scouting and public relations capacities, and hosted a radio talk show on Cleveland's WERE.

References[link]

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Marion Motley (June 5, 1920 - June 27, 1999) was a professional football player, a fullback for the Cleveland Browns, and briefly for the Pittsburgh Steelers. ^[2]

Early years[link]

Motley attended high school at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, and played college football at South Carolina State and three seasons at Nevada.^[1] As a punishing fullback for the Wolf Pack, Motley played several games at San Francisco's Kezar Stadium against such power teams of the period from the Bay Area: USF, Santa Clara, and St. Mary's;^[3] at the time there were no major professional football teams on the West Coast.

World War II[link]

During World War II, Motley joined the U.S. Navy, where he first played for Paul Brown with the Great Lakes Naval Training Station team. This team, full of fine players, notably defeated Notre Dame 39-7 in 1945. Motley planned on going back to college to get a degree, but then Paul Brown offered him a job with his new professional team. He started his pro football career in 1946, when the Cleveland Browns were part of the new AAFC.

Pro career[link]

Motley and the Browns won every championship in the four-year existence of the AAFC, posting an overall 47-4-3 record, including an undefeated 15-0 season in 1948. Besides the New York Yankees and San Francisco 49ers, the other teams in the AAFC did not offer significant opposition to the Browns. In the 1946 AAFC championship game against New York, Motley rushed for 98 yards on 13 carries, including a touchdown, as the Browns prevailed 14-9. In the 1947 rematch, Motley rushed 33 times for 109 yards in the Browns' 14-3 win. In the 1948 championship game against the Buffalo Bills (who won the AAFC East title with a 7-7 record), Motley carried 14 times for 133 yards and three touchdowns, as the Browns romped 49-7. He wrapped up his AAFC career in the 1949 title game against San Francisco with 8 carries for 75 yards, including a 63 yard touchdown run in the Browns' 21-7 victory.

When the AAFC shut down after 1949, Motley was the league's career rushing leader at 3,024 yards. The Browns joined the NFL in 1950 and won the NFL title. That season Motley led the league in rushing with 810 yards on 140 carries (5.8 per rush), averaging less than a dozen carries per game. In October 1950, he set a league record that lasted over 52 years when he averaged over 17 yards per rush against the rival Steelers, with 188 yards on 11 carries. To qualify for that single-game record, a player must have a minimum of 10 carries. In December 2002, quarterback Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons rushed for 173 yards on 10 carries against the Minnesota Vikings, eclipsing Motley's average by 0.21 yards per carry.

Motley was also an outstanding pass blocker and played linebacker on defense, which was uncommon at the time. During his last four seasons in professional football, he suffered from injuries and retired before the 1954 season. After a year off, he returned and played in 1955 with the Steelers, but retired again after a few games due to more injuries.

After retiring, he scouted players for the Browns, and wanted to coach. At the time, racism frequently prevented minorities from obtaining coaching jobs and he was turned down on most offers.

Hall of Fame[link]

In 1968, Motley was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, located in his hometown. The previous year, former safety Emlen Tunnell of the New York Giants was the first black player to achieve the honor, making Motley the second. In his books The Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football and the revised edition The New Thinking Man's Guide To Pro Football, the respected football writer Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman of Sports Illustrated has called Motley the best player in the history of football ^[4] He was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994.

Shortly after his death in 1999, Motley was ranked number 32 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Now most people can refer to him as "The Jackie Robinson of football," because he, along with three others, broke the color barrier in professional football in 1946.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Pro Football Hall of Fame - member profile - Marion Motley
• Gallery of Marion Motley's football cards

This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) or Guinness World Records.

The longest unambiguously documented human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who died at age 122 years, 164 days. She met Vincent van Gogh at age 12 or 13.^[1] This led to news media attention in 1985, after Calment turned 110. Subsequent investigation found documentation for Calment's age, beyond any reasonable question, in the records of her native city, Arles, France.^[2]

More evidence of Calment's lifespan has been produced than for any other supercentenarian; her case serves as an archetype in the methodology for verifying the ages of the world's oldest people.^[3] The oldest undisputed lifespan for a male supercentenarian is that of Christian Mortensen, who lived for 115 years and 252 days.

Since the death of Maria Gomes Valentim of Brazil, on 21 June 2011, the oldest living person in the world whose age can be documented is 115-year-old Besse Cooper, of the United States, born 26 August 1896. The oldest living man since the death of Walter Breuning on 14 April 2011 is 115-year-old Jiroemon Kimura of Japan. He was born on 19 April 1897.^[4]

Oldest people ever[link]

Systematic verification of longevity has only been practised in recent decades. Of the ten oldest people whose age has at some time been verified, two cases are now disputed.

      Deceased       Age disputed       Living

Addendum[link]

Two claims among the first ten are disputed; accordingly, an addendum with the next two proven claims is listed here.

a^ Mortensen was a native of Denmark.

Ten verified oldest people living[link]

a^ Manfredini is a native of Italy.

Ten verified oldest men ever[link]

      Deceased       Living       Age disputed

a^ Mortensen was a native of Denmark.

Addendum[link]

Two claims are disputed; accordingly, an addendum of proven claims is included.

Verified oldest living men (over 110 years)[link]

a^ McCoubrey is a native of Canada.

Chronological list of the verified oldest living person since 1955[link]

      Deceased       Living       Pending       Age disputed

Chronological list of the verified oldest living man since 1961[link]

      Deceased       Living       Pending       Age disputed

Verified supercentenarians who died before 1955[link]

      Deceased       Age disputed

Oldest verified person by nation[link]

This article gives the recordholders for various countries to the extent that they have been established. These records are based on place of birth in current borders for simplicity. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group.

      Deceased       Living       Age disputed

a^ Primout was a native of French Algeria; it is presently Algeria.
b^ d'Abreu is a native of Dharwar, which had then been a part of the British Raj; it is presently located in India.
c^ Rein is a native of Dziećkowice, near Mysłowice, which had then been a part of the German Empire; it is presently located in Poland.
d^ Mika is a native of Bohemia, which was then part of Austria-Hungary; it is presently located in the Czech Republic.
e^ Moreno was a native of Spanish Morocco, which had then been a part of the Spanish Empire; it is presently Morocco.
f^ Buten is a native of Lvov, which had then been a part of Austria-Hungary; it is presently located in the Ukraine.
g^ Joelson was a native of the Russian Empire; it is presently Russia.
h^ Marcus is a native of Lechovitz, which had then been a part of the Russian Empire; it is presently located in Belarus.
i^ Marinič is a native of Deskle, which had then been a part of Austria-Hungaryl; it is presently located in Slovenia.
j^ Rentel is a native of Geldauschinken, which had then been a part of the Russian Empire; it is presently located in Lithuania.
k^ Dunz is a native of Zagreb, which had then been a part of Austria-Hungary; it is presently located in Croatia.

Territorial recordholders[link]

References[link]