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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Hebscher, Mark.     Subjects     Orton, George W., 1873-1958.     Runners (Sports) -- Canada -- Biography.     Athletes -- Canada -- Biography.     Runners (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.     Athletes -- United States -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hebscher, Mark.       by title:      The greatest athlete...       by call number:      796.426092 O78h     Search the Web     Hebscher, Mark.     Orton, George W., 1873-1958.     Runners (Sports) -- Canada -- Biography.     Athletes -- Canada -- Biography.     Runners (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.     Athletes -- United States -- Biography.       MARC Display

The greatest athlete (you've never heard of) : Canada's first Olympic gold medallist / Mark Hebscher ; foreword by Ron MacLean. by Hebscher, Mark. Dundurn, 2019. Call #: 796.426092 O78h Subjects Orton, George W., 1873-1958.   Runners (Sports) -- Canada -- Biography.   Athletes -- Canada -- Biography.   Runners (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.   Athletes -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9781459743359 (pbk.) Description:  1 v. : ill. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "Paralyzed as a child, George Washington Orton eventually recovered, and never slowed down again, winning Canada's first gold medal in the 2,500-metre steeplechase at the 1900 Paris Olympics. Beyond that, he was a teacher, coach, author, and member of the American Academy of Poets. A brilliant scholar, he could understand twelve languages and was fluent in nine. Orton was a sports pioneer in other ways, introducing the idea of numbered football jerseys, and bringing hockey to Philadelphia, where he formed the first league and built the first indoor arena. Orton is enshrined in seven Halls of Fame - all of them posthumously." Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Biography 796.426092 O78h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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