(Nearly) Wordless Wednesday: Edward Orval Gourdin
October 20th, 2009 by Ajuan Mance
Edward Orval Gourdin (1897 – 1966). A graduate of the Harvard class of 1921 (LL.B., 1924), Gourdin was a senior and a star on the University track team when he set the world record in the broad jump. He went on to compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics, where he would win a silver in this, his signature event. Eventually he would be appointed a U.S. Attorney (under FDR), and later a judge.
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Posted in African American Students, African Americans, Black athletes, Black History, Black Students, Harvard University, Higher Education, race
October 21st, 2009 at 12:17 am
People like this are amazing. Considering the obstacles he faced, he was an uncommonly strong and determined person.
October 21st, 2009 at 7:50 am
He made a very significant leap in history 😉 Happy WW
October 21st, 2009 at 8:30 am
Happy WW! Thank you for sharing OURstory via this weekly meme!
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peace, Villager
December 29th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Outstanding athlete and scholar. Excellent example of an Alpha.
June 20th, 2011 at 6:06 am
I WILL UNVEIL A GOURDIN BUST
IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA IN
THE FALL OF 2011 PLEASE
ADVISE ALL THOSE WHO CARE
TO SEE WEBSITE ALSO INVOLVED
IN HAITIAN RELIEF.
WILLIAM TATUM