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James Corson

1906 - 1981

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James Hunt Corson (January 14, 1906 – November 12, 1981) was an American track and field athlete and coach, college football player and coach, and educator. He competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam in the discus throw, winning the bronze medal. Born in 1906, Corson grew up in Modesto, California. He earned his bachelor's degree from the College of the Pacific—now known as University of Pacific—in Stockton, California, where he was a tackle on the Pacific Tigers football team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Corson is the 1,878th most popular athlete (up from 2,107th in 2019), the 10,301st most popular biography from United States (up from 11,497th in 2019) and the 339th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, James Corson ranks 1,878 out of 6,025. Before him are Uwe Hohn, Claudia Testoni, Aldo Montano, Sabine Busch, Kalevi Hämäläinen, and Sven-Åke Lundbäck. After him are George Gulack, Naftali Bon, Imrich Bugár, Andrey Abduvaliyev, Chris Brown, and Delfo Cabrera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, James Corson ranks 394. Before him are Helene Costello, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Giovanni D'Anzi, Albert Heremans, Greta Nissen, and Sue Carol. After him are Alfredo Pitto, Cuth Harrison, Anna Dresden-Polak, Vilmos Zombori, Edward Akufo-Addo, and Ted Morgan. Among people deceased in 1981, James Corson ranks 256. Before him are Harry Warren, Nikolay Smaga, Ann Harding, Ernesto Prinoth, Alberto Héber Usher, and Howard Hanson. After him are Delfo Cabrera, Cuth Harrison, Harvey Fletcher, Clarence Oldfield, Sam Jones, and Wanda Hendrix.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Corson ranks 10,303 out of 20,380. Before him are Roky Erickson (1947), Howard Hanson (1896), Leon Schlesinger (1884), Jason Kidd (1973), Riley Keough (1989), and Sylvia Rivera (1951). After him are Magic Sam (1937), Norman Kerry (1894), Bruce Broughton (1945), Cedar Walton (1934), T. J. Thyne (1975), and Mae Questel (1908).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, James Corson ranks 339. Before him are Earl Eby (1894), Jesse Mashburn (1933), Justin Gatlin (1982), Ron Freeman (1947), Josiah McCracken (1874), and Calvin Smith (1961). After him are Norman Taber (1891), Tommy Kono (1930), DeHart Hubbard (1903), Gilbert Colgate (1899), Marilee Stepan (1935), and Willard Rice (1895).

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