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Glenn Morris

1912 - 1974

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Glenn Edgar Morris (June 18, 1912 – January 31, 1974) was a U.S. track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1936, setting new world and Olympic records. He attended Colorado A&M — now known as Colorado State University — and played football as well as track and field. He was also an occasional actor, he portrayed Tarzan in Tarzan's Revenge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Morris is the 624th most popular athlete (down from 485th in 2019), the 6,468th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,089th in 2019) and the 147th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Glenn Morris ranks 624 out of 6,025. Before him are Yevhen Arzhanov, Aldo Aureggi, Maria Itkina, George Horine, Nils Engdahl, and Fausto Acke. After him are Eino Penttilä, Kazım Ayvaz, Angelo Vanzin, Konrad Stäheli, Joseph Alzin, and Kenenisa Bekele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Glenn Morris ranks 252. Before him are Renato Rascel, Hamengkubuwono IX, Kulyash Baiseitova, Carmen Barth, Peter Walker, and Horace W. Babcock. After him are Maurice Guigue, Jan Brzák-Felix, Silviu Bindea, František Šterc, Melita Norwood, and Paul Meurisse. Among people deceased in 1974, Glenn Morris ranks 159. Before him are Jack Benny, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Gunnar Olsson, Dušan Marković, Fernand de Montigny, and Wolfgang Windgassen. After him are Gheorghe Albu, Lily Kronberger, Cora Sandel, Kick Smit, Élie Lescot, and Harry Partch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glenn Morris ranks 6,469 out of 20,380. Before him are Big Sean (1988), Virginia Rappe (1895), Pia Zadora (1953), Betty Mahmoody (1945), Annabella Sciorra (1960), and Sargent Shriver (1915). After him are Gregg Henry (1952), James L. Peters (1889), Joe Rogan (1967), Richard Petty (1937), Jean Hagen (1923), and Ruby Dee (1922).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Glenn Morris ranks 147. Before him are Mel Patton (1924), Caroline Smith (1906), David Curtiss Munson (1884), Alice Coachman (1923), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), and George Horine (1890). After him are Glenn Hardin (1910), William Jordan (1898), Otis Davis (1932), Arthur Shaw (1886), Albert Nasse (1878), and George Simpson (1908).

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