Francis X. Cretzmeyer
Male, Deceased Person
1913 – 2001
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Who was Francis X. Cretzmeyer?
Francis Xavier Cretzmeyer, Jr. was the greatest track and field coach at the University of Iowa in the 20th century, leading their team the Hawkeyes to multiple Big Ten team titles. Before being a coach, he was a superb athlete, but prevented from claiming individual titles by having the misfortune of being a contemporary of the legendary Jesse Owens, which meant that Cretzmeyer regularly came in second to Owens at Big Ten track meets.
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- Born
- Jan 7, 1913
United States of America - Also known as
- Francis Cretzmeyer
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Iowa
- Died
- Apr 2, 2001
Iowa City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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