Personal information | |
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Birth name | Claude Odell Bracey Jr. |
Full name | Claude Odell Bracey Jr. |
Nickname | Texas Flyer |
Nationality | American |
Born | June 8, 1909 Humble, Texas |
Died | September 23, 1940 Buckeye, Arizona | (aged 31)
Height | 6’ |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event | 100 yards (91 m) dash |
College team | Rice Institute |
Team | Rice Owls |
Retired | 1932 |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 1928 Summer Olympics |
Highest world ranking | 9.6 seconds in the 100-yard race at the 1928 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships |
Claude Bracey (June 8, 1909 – September 23, 1940), known variously as the "Texas Flyer,"[1] the "Dixie Flyer,"[2] and the "Texas Tornado,"[3] was an American sprinter who tied world records in the 100-yard and 100-meter races between 1928 and 1932. He competed for the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and also won the 100-yard and 220-yard sprints at the 1928 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships.
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