Never Quit: How One Man Overcame Adversity to Become America’s Greatest Miler - Couverture souple

Cunningham, Cindy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0700638911 ISBN 13 : 9780700638918

Editeur : University Press of Kansas, 2025

Synopsis

The inspiring story of the faith, determination, and courage of an extraordinary American athlete.

Glenn Cunningham (1909–1988), a world-champion middle-distance runner, is considered by many the best American miler of all time. When Cunningham was seven, a fire in his school in Rolla, Kansas, left him so badly burned he was never expected to walk again. Doctors feared infection and wanted to amputate both legs. He would be bedridden for almost two years. But with courage, tenacity, and faith, he eventually became the world record holder for the mile.

After setting a new state record for the mile as a high school senior, Cunningham enrolled at the University of Kansas in 1930. He became the university’s first NCAA track champion and ran the 1500-meter event at the 1932 summer Olympics in Los Angeles—a celebrity while only a junior in college. In 1934 Cunningham set the world record for the mile, and in 1936 returned to the Olympic stage at the historic Berlin games. In 1974 he was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, and in 1978 he was honored as the most outstanding track and field athlete to perform in Madison Square Garden’s 100-year history.

Cunningham’s monumental life, told in his own words, will resonate with Kansans, athletes, and anyone who finds hope in the resilience of the human spirit.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Robert B. Gregg is a producer, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist. He wrote the screenplay for and produced the film Jack London's Love of Life, based on London's short story.

Cindy Cunningham, Glenn Cunningham's daughter, was born in Cedar Point, Kansas. She lives in Mexico, but considers Cedar Point her hometown.

Wichita native Jim Ryun represented Kansas's 2nd district in the US Congress from 1996 to 2007. He was the first high school student to break the four-minute barrier in the mile run, and represented the United States at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics. Ryun was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1980.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of Kansas
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0700638911
• ISBN 13: 9780700638918
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
• Éditeur: Gregg Robert B.
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