Ron Daws Explained
Ron Daws (June 21, 1937 – July 28, 1992) was a runner and 1968 Summer Olympics men's marathon athlete.[1] [2] Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he also competed at the 1967 Pan-American Games marathon[3] and finished first in the National AAU Marathon also in 1967[4] on June 11.[5]
Daws was a friend of Steve Hoag and Jim Berka. The three often finished 1-2-3 in Minnesota races. He was married to Lorraine Moller[6] [7] in the 1980s, who he later divorced.[8]
In 1984, Daws appeared on The Mary Hanson Show (named after his wife, Mary Hanson, whom he married in October 1991). Daws died of a heart attack in 1992.
In honor of his death, in 1993, the Minnesota Distance Running Association Ron Daws 25K in Minneapolis was renamed after him.[9]
Publications
External links
- Ron Daws, The Souhrada Family Website, retrieved 20 April 2010
Notes and References
- Web site: Olympedia – Ron Daws . olympedia.org . . 12 August 2022 .
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105211/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ron-daws-1.html Ron Daws
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19670612&id=uQIhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5XMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=605,1789602 Heat Takes Toll: Ron Daws Wins National Marathon
- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079973/2/ A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week
- Long Distance Log, Volume 12, Number 139, June 1967, retrieved 22 April 2010 at RRCA History
- http://runningminnesota.blogspot.com/2007/01/steve-hoag.html STEVE HOAG
- http://stevequick.blogspot.com/2009/04/2009-ron-daws-25k-race-report.html 2009 Ron Daws 25K Race Report
- http://www.boston.com/sports/marathon/articles/2009/04/16/twists_in_the_road/?page=2 Twists in the road: Moller's book recounts her struggles as marathoner, wife
- http://www.raceberryjam.com/rondaws.html MDRA RON DAWS 25K
- http://www.lydiardfoundation.org/training/publishedArticles/RON_DAWS.aspx Ron Daws MARATHON TRAINING
