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Ellison M. "Tarzan" Brown

~ Inducted 1968

Tarzan Brown, a Native American from the Narragansett tribe, came from the south county village of Alton. He became a world-class marathoner in the 1930's. After a disappointing performance in the 1936 Olympics, Brown entered seven marathon races in close succession and won them all. Two of these races were won within twenty-four hours of each other. In 1939 he won the Boston Marathon in record time, eclipsing the existing world and Olympic records in that grueling event.


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