Frank Hussey Explained

Birth Date:February 14, 1905
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Date:December 26, 1974 (aged 69)
Death Place:Coxsackie, New York, U.S.
Height:178 cm
Weight:70 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 m, 100 yd
Pb:100 m – 10.7 (1924)
100 yd – 9.6 (1928)
Club:Stuyvesant High School
Show-Medals:yes

Francis Valentine Joseph Hussey (February 14, 1905 – December 26, 1974) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Frank Hussey, a schoolboy sensation from New York City's Stuyvesant High School,[2] ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team in Paris Olympics, which won the gold medal in a new world record of 41.0.[3]

After returning from Paris, he attended Boston College and then Columbia University, and as a freshman became the leading Collegiate runner in America. He won the AAU championships in 100yd in 1925.[3]

Although he was considered as a main favorite to gold medal in 100 m before the 1928 Summer Olympics, Hussey was eliminated in the heats of US Olympic Trials. After that he worked as a salesman, taught in the New York State Prison System, and served as an official at athletics events in his free time.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Hussey . Olympedia . 27 September 2021.
  2. Web site: The Ivy League's Complete History of the Olympic Games Columbia University . 2004 . 2007-11-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071015114820/http://iviesinathens.com/olympic/school.aspx?ID=2 . October 15, 2007 . mdy-all .
  3. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=7638&Gender=M Frank Hussey