George Hester Explained

George Hester
Nickname:Buck Hester
Sport:Track and field
Event:100m, 200m
Birth Date:20 August 1902
Birth Place:Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Indianapolis

George Black Hester (August 20, 1902 – December 8, 1951) was a Canadian sprinter.[1]

Career

He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He competed for Mercersburg Academy, under the guidance of Jimmy Curran, and the University of Michigan.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Hester . Olympedia . September 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: George Hester Olympic Results . October 21, 2012 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111021648/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/buck-hester-1.html . November 11, 2012.
  3. Hester, Oldtime Prep Sprint Champion, Dies, Detroit Free Press, December 11, 1951